TY - JOUR
TI - Fleet renewal: An approach to achieve sustainable road transport
AU - Manojlović Aleksandar V
AU - Papić Vladimir
AU - Filipović Snežana M
AU - Jovanović Vojkan D
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2011
VL - 15
IS - 4
SP - 1223
EP - 1236
PT - Article
AB - With more stringent requirements for efficient utilization of energy  resources within the transport industry a need for implementation of  sustainable development principles has appeared. Such action will be one of  competitive advantages in the future. This is especially confirmed within the  road transport sector. A methodology implemented in public procurement  procedures for fleet renewal regarding the calculation of road vehicles’  operational lifecycle costs has been analyzed in detail in this paper. Afore  mentioned calculation comprises the costs for: vehicle ownership, energy,  carbon dioxide and pollutants emissions. Implementation of this methodology  allows making the choice of energy efficient vehicles and vehicles with  notable positive environmental effects. The objective of the research is to  assess the influence of specific parameters of vehicle operational lifecycle  costs, especially energy costs and estimated vehicle energy consumption, on  vehicle choice in the procurement procedure. The case of urban bus fleet in  Serbia was analyzed. Their operational lifecycle costs were calculated and  differently powered vehicles were assessed. Energy consumption input values  were defined. It was proved that defined fleet renewal scenarios could  influence unquestionable decrease in energy consumption.