A tool for Well-to-Wheels evaluation of alternative public transport means

摘要

Paper deals with the development of a tool for the energetic assessment of alternative transport means to be used on a certain route. The tool start from the definition of vehicle cycle and mission on a GPS web-based interface. Then it automatically defines vehicle mission and compares possible solutions (among conventional vehicles, BEV, HEV, FCEV and PHEV) modelling their Tank to Wheel behaviour on the defined mission. Finally, the comparison is extended on a Well to Wheel basis, to take into account potential benefits for the community connected with different energy vectors use. Model also makes it possible to obtain detailed Sankey diagrams individuating energy fluxes on board.