Shipping companies ChronoExprés (part of grupo Correos), Clem, Clase10 and Instituto Tecnológico ITENE have developed Citymodel, a new delivery model that takes into account all the obstacles affecting freight delivery: vehicle traffic, limited access, time schedules, etc. Further, it has a planning system that manages orders and problems that may arise, reorganizing the process as a function of how the deliveries progress.
This planning system required developing ‘standardization algorithms for addresses and geocoding’, a ‘routing component to calculate a distance matrix’ between the different points of pickup and delivery, and software capable of calculating the optimal route for the delimited working time.
Finally, an electric delivery vehicle has been designed that incorporates the two systems. This vehicle has been conceived for urban traffic, goes no faster than 45 km/h and has been made as light as possible—both the chassis and cabin—using synthetic materials.
While lightweight it still has a large cargo capacity and is highly maneuverable, as well as being moderately priced and economical to operate. It does not produce CO2 emissions and is very quiet, thereby not bothering residents.
The advantages of this system can be summed up as estimated annual savings of 3,500 Euros per vehicle in fuel, a reduction of 10-15% in kilometers traveled, up to 20% cost savings for those companies using it and a significant reduction in atmospheric emissions: approximately nine tons of CO2 per year.
Shipping companies ChronoExprés (part of grupo Correos), Clem, Clase10 and Instituto Tecnológico ITENE have developed Citymodel, a new delivery model that takes into account all the obstacles affecting freight delivery: vehicle traffic, limited access, time schedules, etc. Further, it has a planning system that manages orders and problems that may arise, reorganizing the process as a function of how the deliveries progress.
This planning system required developing ‘standardization algorithms for addresses and geocoding’, a ‘routing component to calculate a distance matrix’ between the different points of pickup and delivery, and software capable of calculating the optimal route for the delimited working time.
Finally, an electric delivery vehicle has been designed that incorporates the two systems. This vehicle has been conceived for urban traffic, goes no faster than 45 km/h and has been made as light as possible—both the chassis and cabin—using synthetic materials.
While lightweight it still has a large cargo capacity and is highly maneuverable, as well as being moderately priced and economical to operate. It does not produce CO2 emissions and is very quiet, thereby not bothering residents.
The advantages of this system can be summed up as estimated annual savings of 3,500 Euros per vehicle in fuel, a reduction of 10-15% in kilometers traveled, up to 20% cost savings for those companies using it and a significant reduction in atmospheric emissions: approximately nine tons of CO2 per year.
Shipping companies ChronoExprés (part of grupo Correos), Clem, Clase10 and Instituto Tecnológico ITENE have developed Citymodel, a new delivery model that takes into account all the obstacles affecting freight delivery: vehicle traffic, limited access, time schedules, etc. Further, it has a planning system that manages orders and problems that may arise, reorganizing the process as a function of how the deliveries progress.
This planning system required developing ‘standardization algorithms for addresses and geocoding’, a ‘routing component to calculate a distance matrix’ between the different points of pickup and delivery, and software capable of calculating the optimal route for the delimited working time.
Finally, an electric delivery vehicle has been designed that incorporates the two systems. This vehicle has been conceived for urban traffic, goes no faster than 45 km/h and has been made as light as possible—both the chassis and cabin—using synthetic materials.
While lightweight it still has a large cargo capacity and is highly maneuverable, as well as being moderately priced and economical to operate. It does not produce CO2 emissions and is very quiet, thereby not bothering residents.
The advantages of this system can be summed up as estimated annual savings of 3,500 Euros per vehicle in fuel, a reduction of 10-15% in kilometers traveled, up to 20% cost savings for those companies using it and a significant reduction in atmospheric emissions: approximately nine tons of CO2 per year.
