Evaluating the Electrification of Vehicle Fleets Using the Veins Framework

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how the Veins framework, combining OMNeT++ and SUMO, can be extended and used to evaluate the process of electrifying a vehicle fleet to reduce costs and emissions.

Contribution

It introduces an extension of the Veins framework specifically for assessing vehicle fleet electrification strategies.

Findings

Effective simulation of electric vehicle fleet deployment

Potential cost savings identified through electrification

Reduction in CO2 emissions demonstrated

Abstract

The case study discussed in this paper involves a company maintaining a vehicle fleet of one hundred vehicles. In this article we will discuss how we extend and deploy the Veins framework, which couples OMNeT++ and SUMO, to help in the process of electrifying this vehicle fleet, i.e., replacing combustion engine cars with electric vehicles to save money and lower CO$_2$ emissions.