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T-1B1b-7 - Improved heavy truck engine technology

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Background

IPCC WG3 definition: TBD.

Improved vehicle and engine technology can reduce emissions from fossil-fueled trucks. This shift can help reduce emissions in the short term, until zero-emission technologies reach their full potential.

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Transition Element

  • Type of shift: Utilisation Shift
  • Activity: TBD
  • Operation: TBD
  • ATOC: TBD

Activities

Improves:

Data sources

Parameter Region Sources
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Interventions

TBD.

YAML Specification

title: T-1B1b-7 - Improved heavy truck engine technology
id: improved_vehicle_technology_heavy_trucks
sector: transport
version: 2.0.2
name: improved_vehicle_technology_heavy_trucks
type: update
weightInversionExpression:
  expression: ((1 / ( unknown_x / %[0] )) - 1) / %[1]
  variables:
  - energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_diesel
  - heavy_truck_efficiency_improvement_factor
unitOfMeasure: tonne_km
cohort:
  expression: '1'
variablesToUpdate:
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_diesel
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - heavy_truck_efficiency_improvement_factor
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_bev
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - heavy_truck_efficiency_improvement_factor
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_hydrogen
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - heavy_truck_efficiency_improvement_factor
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_gas
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - heavy_truck_efficiency_improvement_factor
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_petrol
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - heavy_truck_efficiency_improvement_factor
carbonCausalChains:
  atoc:
    expression: '1'
  chains:
  - chain: diesel_heavy_trucks
  - chain: battery_electric_heavy_trucks
  - chain: hydrogen_heavy_trucks
  - chain: gas_heavy_trucks
  - chain: petrol_heavy_trucks