Green initiatives in 
transportation 
Some Swedish examples 
Per Olof Arnäs 
Chalmers University of Technology 
per-olof.arnas@chalmers.se 
Slides on slideshare.nre/poar 
Chalmers University of Technology 
Gothenburg, Sweden 
chalmers.se 
Next: Three projects >> 
green_tunnel by elaine on Flickr (CC-BY,NC)
GO:Smart – 
Innovative service for 
sustainable urban 
passenger transport 
Sendsmart – 
Innovative services 
and systems for 
sustainable urban 
freight transport 
High Capacity 
Transport – 
Increasing transport 
efficiency by 
increasing capacity 
Next: GO:Smart >>
GO:Smart 
Could we 
manage our 
daily lives 
without owning 
a car? 
A project done in 
Gothenburg 
2012-2014 
Next: UbiGo – the service >> 
Göteborg #5 by Gongashan on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,ND)
GO:Smart 2 
UbiGo 
A service/ 
smarthone app for 
urban travel 
Works as a digital pay-as- 
you-go access to 
many types of transport 
6 month test 
71 families 
168 persons 
Mobility as a 
Service - MaaS 
”Spotify” for 
urban travel 
Next: UbiGo – Transport suppliers >>
Transport suppliers 
Car rental 
Public 
transport 
Taxi 
company 
Electric 
Bike 
car rental pool Next: GO:Smart - Takeaways >> 
purple sunset by Patrik B on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
The MaaS 
business 
model works! 
People liked the 
service! 
GO:Smart - Takeaways 
Technical systems for 
incident warning can 
increase safety 
Visualization 
important 
Next: Sendsmart >> 
Travel by Susana Fernandez on Flickr (CC-BY,ND)
Sendsmart: 
Three interacting challenges that 
require new and innovative solutions 
Urban 
delivery Urban 
construction 
Urban waste 
transport 
Next: Sendsmart – Challenges >>
Sendsmart challenges 
Technology 
Policies 
Cooperation 
Information 
sharing etc. 
Ef ficiency 
24/7 
Increase 
safety 
Access 
control 
Next: Sendsmart – Urban delivery >> 
port of gothenburg by Patrik B on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Urban delivery 
Micro 
terminals 
Electric mini-train 
Ads are a 
major source 
of revenue 
Bike-deliveries 
Next: Sendsmart – Construction >>
Construction 
Filling material 
exchange online 
Application for information 
exchange developed 
Classification 
scheme 
developed 
Someone digs a hole – another 
needs to build a mound 
Next: Sendsmart – Waste transport >> 
kv. Sädesärlan by Veidekke_SE on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
Transport of waste 
Test off-peak 
waste pickup 
Electric vehicle 
Electric 
compactor 
Redesigned 
garbage bins 
Code of 
conduct 
for drivers 
Next: Sendsmart – Takeaways >> 
Stora Hamnkanalen by Mikael Tigerström on Flickr (CC-BY)
Sendsmart - Takeaways 
Construction 
Urban 
delivery 
Societal cost 
down 98%! 
More work 
to be done 
Off-peak: 
positive results 
Waste 
transport 
Next: High Capacity Transport >>
High Capacity Transport 
Today 
25,25 m 
HCT 
Next: HCT - Transport efficiency >>
Transport efficiency 
More work 
done by 
fewer 
vehicles 
80 tonne 
Tw o trailers 
32 meter 
Next: HCT - Various goods types >>
Various goods types 
74 tonne 
Bulk cargo 
25,25 meter 
Density can be 
higher than 
”normal” 
Next: HCT – New legislation? >>
Suggested legislation in Sweden: 
74 tonne limit (and 25,25 m) 
Each pile 
higher 
74 tonne 24 meter 
Suggestion 
under review 
Next: HCT – Takeaways >>
HCT - takeways 
Energy 
ef ficient 
Reduction of fuel 
consumption between 
12-27% per tonne cargo 
90 tonne 
25,25 m 
Iron ore 
Safety 
equal or 
higher Modal 
shift? 
Next: Summary (almost there now!) >>
GO:Smart – 
Innovative service for 
sustainable urban 
passenger transport 
Sendsmart – 
Innovative services 
and systems for 
sustainable urban 
freight transport 
High Capacity 
Transport – 
Increasing transport 
efficiency by 
increasing capacity 
The MaaS 
business 
model works! 
People liked the 
service! Increased 
safety 
Societal cost down 
98%! 
Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction: 
positive results 
Energy 
efficient 
Safety equal 
or higher 
Modal 
shift?
GO:Smart – 
Innovative service for 
sustainable urban 
passenger transport 
Sendsmart – 
Innovative services 
and systems for 
sustainable urban 
freight transport 
High Capacity 
Transport – 
Increasing transport 
efficiency by 
increasing capacity 
The MaaS 
business 
model works! 
People liked the 
service! Increased 
safety 
Societal cost down 
98%! 
Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction: 
positive results 
Energy 
efficient 
Safety equal 
or higher 
Modal 
shift?
GO:Smart – 
Innovative service for 
sustainable urban 
passenger transport 
Sendsmart – 
Innovative services 
and systems for 
sustainable urban 
freight transport 
High Capacity 
Transport – 
Increasing transport 
efficiency by 
increasing capacity 
The MaaS 
business 
model works! 
People liked the 
service! Increased 
safety 
Societal cost down 
98%! 
Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction: 
positive results 
Energy 
efficient 
Safety equal 
or higher 
Modal 
shift? 
Thank you! 
Per Olof Arnäs 
Chalmers University of Technology 
Gothenburg, Sweden 
about.me/perolofarnas 
Slides on slideshare.net/poar 
CC-BY except images and artwork where 
other licence may apply

Green initiatives in transportation - Some Swedish examples

  • 1.
    Green initiatives in transportation Some Swedish examples Per Olof Arnäs Chalmers University of Technology per-olof.arnas@chalmers.se Slides on slideshare.nre/poar Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, Sweden chalmers.se Next: Three projects >> green_tunnel by elaine on Flickr (CC-BY,NC)
  • 2.
    GO:Smart – Innovativeservice for sustainable urban passenger transport Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity Next: GO:Smart >>
  • 3.
    GO:Smart Could we manage our daily lives without owning a car? A project done in Gothenburg 2012-2014 Next: UbiGo – the service >> Göteborg #5 by Gongashan on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,ND)
  • 4.
    GO:Smart 2 UbiGo A service/ smarthone app for urban travel Works as a digital pay-as- you-go access to many types of transport 6 month test 71 families 168 persons Mobility as a Service - MaaS ”Spotify” for urban travel Next: UbiGo – Transport suppliers >>
  • 5.
    Transport suppliers Carrental Public transport Taxi company Electric Bike car rental pool Next: GO:Smart - Takeaways >> purple sunset by Patrik B on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
  • 6.
    The MaaS business model works! People liked the service! GO:Smart - Takeaways Technical systems for incident warning can increase safety Visualization important Next: Sendsmart >> Travel by Susana Fernandez on Flickr (CC-BY,ND)
  • 7.
    Sendsmart: Three interactingchallenges that require new and innovative solutions Urban delivery Urban construction Urban waste transport Next: Sendsmart – Challenges >>
  • 8.
    Sendsmart challenges Technology Policies Cooperation Information sharing etc. Ef ficiency 24/7 Increase safety Access control Next: Sendsmart – Urban delivery >> port of gothenburg by Patrik B on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
  • 9.
    Urban delivery Micro terminals Electric mini-train Ads are a major source of revenue Bike-deliveries Next: Sendsmart – Construction >>
  • 10.
    Construction Filling material exchange online Application for information exchange developed Classification scheme developed Someone digs a hole – another needs to build a mound Next: Sendsmart – Waste transport >> kv. Sädesärlan by Veidekke_SE on Flickr (CC-BY,NC,SA)
  • 11.
    Transport of waste Test off-peak waste pickup Electric vehicle Electric compactor Redesigned garbage bins Code of conduct for drivers Next: Sendsmart – Takeaways >> Stora Hamnkanalen by Mikael Tigerström on Flickr (CC-BY)
  • 12.
    Sendsmart - Takeaways Construction Urban delivery Societal cost down 98%! More work to be done Off-peak: positive results Waste transport Next: High Capacity Transport >>
  • 13.
    High Capacity Transport Today 25,25 m HCT Next: HCT - Transport efficiency >>
  • 14.
    Transport efficiency Morework done by fewer vehicles 80 tonne Tw o trailers 32 meter Next: HCT - Various goods types >>
  • 15.
    Various goods types 74 tonne Bulk cargo 25,25 meter Density can be higher than ”normal” Next: HCT – New legislation? >>
  • 16.
    Suggested legislation inSweden: 74 tonne limit (and 25,25 m) Each pile higher 74 tonne 24 meter Suggestion under review Next: HCT – Takeaways >>
  • 17.
    HCT - takeways Energy ef ficient Reduction of fuel consumption between 12-27% per tonne cargo 90 tonne 25,25 m Iron ore Safety equal or higher Modal shift? Next: Summary (almost there now!) >>
  • 18.
    GO:Smart – Innovativeservice for sustainable urban passenger transport Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity The MaaS business model works! People liked the service! Increased safety Societal cost down 98%! Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction: positive results Energy efficient Safety equal or higher Modal shift?
  • 19.
    GO:Smart – Innovativeservice for sustainable urban passenger transport Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity The MaaS business model works! People liked the service! Increased safety Societal cost down 98%! Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction: positive results Energy efficient Safety equal or higher Modal shift?
  • 20.
    GO:Smart – Innovativeservice for sustainable urban passenger transport Sendsmart – Innovative services and systems for sustainable urban freight transport High Capacity Transport – Increasing transport efficiency by increasing capacity The MaaS business model works! People liked the service! Increased safety Societal cost down 98%! Reduced vehicle-km Noise reduction: positive results Energy efficient Safety equal or higher Modal shift? Thank you! Per Olof Arnäs Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, Sweden about.me/perolofarnas Slides on slideshare.net/poar CC-BY except images and artwork where other licence may apply