Cost and financing of the sustainability transition of the Swedish road freight transport sector
Publication details: Göteborg : University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, 2023Description: 63 sISBN:- 9789188623317
Härtill 6 uppsatser
Diss. (sammanfattning) Göteborg : Göteborgs universitet, 2023
The cost and financing of the road freight sector’s sustainability transition, driven by significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cost considerations, represent an urgent yet underexplored research focus. This study investigates the costs of fleet replacement with zero-emission powertrains, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), emphasizing cost variables that have been overlooked in transition research. It explores the financing dynamics of the transition for this sector at both the strategic and tactical levels, and it investigates circular economy (CE) transition barriers specific to BEV batteries. Six studies are developed, involving multiple sources of data and methodological approaches: systematic literature review, numerical modeling and scenario testing, data-driven agent based simulation, network analysis, and interviews.