T-1B1b-8 - Improved load factor for heavy trucks

TBD

Background

IPCC WG3 definition: TBD.

Emissions from freight transport are directly impacted by how well the trucks are filled - the load factor. The UK average load factor is around 68 percent.

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Transition Element

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

Activities

Improves:

• A-1B1b-2 - Diesel HGV
• A-1B1b-3 - Pure electric HGV
• A-1B1b-5 - Hydrogen HGV
• A-1B1b-4 - Shift to gas heavy trucks
• A-1B1b-1 - Petrol HGV

Parameters

Parameter	Unit	Description
load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks	percent	Load factor increase for HGVs
energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_diesel	kwh_tonne_km	Average energy intensity heavy trucks (diesel)

YAML Specification

title: T-1B1b-8 - Improved load factor for heavy trucks
id: improved_load_factor_heavy_trucks
sector: transport
version: 2.0.2
name: improved_load_factor_heavy_trucks
type: update
weightInversionExpression:
  expression: (( 1 / ( unknown_x  / %[0] )) - 1 ) / %[1]
  variables:
  - energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_diesel
  - load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks
unitOfMeasure: tonne_km
cohort:
  expression: '1'
variablesToUpdate:
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_diesel
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_bev
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_hydrogen
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_gas
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks
- update: energy_intensity_freight_heavy_trucks_petrol
  type: EFFICIENCY_IMPROVEMENT
  by:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - load_factor_increase_energy_intensity_improvement_heavy_trucks
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
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion