In recent years, the road transport sector has been faced with a number of challenges:
- Global: the aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, since road transport accounts for some 30% of total emissions in France.
- Local: the aim is to reduce or eliminate local nuisances such as air pollution and noise at low speeds in cities.
The electrification of road transport is a solution that makes it possible to act on these two constraints at different levels. The solutions proposed by manufacturers cover a very wide range of architectures, some of which are very similar to existing systems, such as Stop & Start, while others are more innovative, such as rechargeable hybrids or electric vehicles.
Drawing up an environmental balance sheet for these solutions is complex, because you have to consider both the vehicle (manufacture, maintenance, end-of-life) and the energy consumed. The latter can be hydrocarbon (conventional and hybrid vehicles), electricity (electric vehicles), both combined (plug-in hybrids) or even hydrogen (fuel cell vehicles).
The aim of the conference is to provide an overview of these electrification solutions, highlighting their specific features and the related challenges.
