Calculation Tool to Estimate the Energy Capacity for an Electric Postal Delivery Bicycle

摘要

A clear interest for light electric post delivery vehicles exists among the European postal operators. In particular electrically assisted bicycles for postal delivery seem to have a high market potential. An alternative method has been developed to estimate the required energy to perform a certain journey or postal distribution round. This alternative calculation method uses a set postal mission parameters (trip length, payload, number of stops...) as an input. This calculation method was employed in a calculation tool that can be utilized to estimate the required energy of the battery pack in case of an electric postal bicycle. The calculation tool allows forecasting the performance of a specific configuration of the electric drive train for an electric postal delivery bicycle. The calculation tool will allow each postal organization to compose their postal electric bicycles, corresponding to their specific needs and will allow them matching and optimizing the distribution rounds to the capacity of electric postal delivery bicycles.