Start Vehicle Workings with Optimum Charge Levels

Target state of charge, departure time, age of the battery, available total capacity, operational charging stations, and energy costs: Transport operators must take many aspects into consideration when planning the charging of electric vehicles. Each vehicle and each depot requires the correct charging strategy. This is the case for example with the fleet of electric buses in Duisburg, which is operated by the Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG (DVG) using the integrated load and charging management system from IVU.

Simon Müller, chartered engineer; Dr. Matthias Rogge, chartered engineer: Start Vehicle Workings with Optimum Charge Levels, in: DER NAHVERKEHR, June 2022.

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