E-CORE

E-CORE studies the requirements for the construction of an electrified corridor between Rotterdam and Budapest for heavy goods vehicles.

Aerial view of parked trucks; Marcin Jozwiak/Pexels

Project

Greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, particularly in road-based heavy freight traffic, have been stagnating for decades. Following extensive national studies and pilot projects on electric road systems, particularly in Germany and Sweden, the E-CORE project is entering the next phase: it is preparing a feasibility study for an electrified corridor from the Netherlands via Germany and Austria to Hungary, specifically for heavy freight vehicles.

n addition to the organisational, legal, economic and technical requirements, the project is also investigating the synergies of a combination of electric road systems and fast charging points as well as the potential of bidirectional charging processes to reduce emissions. E-CORE is also creating a platform for European networking and information exchange between stakeholders that will observe the European legislative process relating to the development of a charging infrastructure for alternative fuels (AFIR).

Current issues

Tender announcement | Subcontract as part of the project "ECORE - Electrified Corridor Europe"

Publications

Zymelka, Lukasz; Ghisolfi, Verônica; Tavasszy, Lóri

Electric Road System: Social Cost Benefit Analysis

Study conducted by TNO and TU Delft as part of the E-CORE project and on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

Contact

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E-CORE – Electrified Corridor Europe

Principal: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Funding programme: Elektro-Mobil

Project partner: Fachhochschule Erfurt , TNO , TU Delft

Duration: 10/2023–09/2026

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