Abstract
The number of alternatively powered vehicles in Poland and EU is growing steadily. Different type of vehicle drive trains determine variations in their performances from economical and environmental technological aspects. The aim of this paper was to investigate the cost efficiency and environmental aspects of midsize passenger cars equipped with different drive train technologies: conventional, hybrid, electric and LPG fueled engine. To this purpose, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) method was used. Calculations were carried out by AFLEET Tool. The results show that the LPG fueled car has the lowest TCO, while the cars equipped with electric drivetrain indicate the highest TCO. However the electric car recorded the lowest cost of air pollutant emissions and externalities costs.
Highlights
Alternative fueled vehicles, as well as vehicles with alternative power train, offer the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and limit the oil dependency
The number of passenger cars equipped with hybrid electric drive train increased by 40% in comparison to 2016
The results presented in the paper submit that battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles have a lower societal cost than petrol, diesel and compressed natural gas vehicles
Summary
Alternative fueled vehicles, as well as vehicles with alternative power train, offer the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and limit the oil dependency. Air pollution is a big problem in Polish urban areas. For this reason, the Polish government has adopted a new law on electric mobility aimed to promote and disseminate the low-emission vehicles. In 2017 according to [1] a significant growth of registration new electric and hybrid electric passenger cars was observed in Poland. Number of electric cars (including plug-in hybrids) reported growth by 45% compared to previous year. The number of passenger cars equipped with hybrid electric drive train increased by 40% in comparison to 2016. It is worth noting that registrations of cars fitted with a diesel engine increased only by 2.8% related to the previous year.
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