Economic and ecological optimization of electric bus charging considering variable electricity prices and CO2eq intensities

In many cities, diesel buses are being replaced by electric buses with the aim of reducing local emissions and thus improving air quality. The protection of the environment and the health of the population is the highest priority of our society. For the transport companies that operate these buses, not only ecological issues but also economic issues are of great importance. Due to the high purchase costs of electric buses compared to conventional buses, operators are forced to use electric vehicles in a targeted manner in order to ensure amortization over the service life of the vehicles. A compromise between ecology and economy must be found in order to both protect the environment and ensure economical operation of the buses.In this study, we present a new methodology for optimizing the vehicles’ charging time as a function of the parameters CO_2eq emissions and electricity costs. Based on recorded driving profiles in daily bus operation, the energy demands of conventional and electric buses are calculated for the passenger transportation in the city of Aachen in 2017. Different charging scenarios are defined to analyze the influence of the temporal variability of CO_2eq intensity and electricity price on the environmental impact and economy of the bus. For every individual day of a year, charging periods with the lowest and highest costs and emissions are identified and recommendations for daily bus operation are made. To enable both the ecological and economical operation of the bus, the parameters of electricity price and CO₂ are weighted differently, and several charging periods are proposed, taking into account the priorities previously set. A sensitivity analysis is carried out to evaluate the influence of selected parameters and to derive recommendations for improving the ecological and economic balance of the battery-powered electric vehicle.In all scenarios, the optimization of the charging period results in energy cost savings of a maximum of 13.6% compared to charging at a fixed electricity price. The savings potential of CO_2eq emissions is similar, at 14.9%. From an economic point of view, charging between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. results in the lowest energy costs on average. The CO_2eq intensity is also low in this period, but midday charging leads to the largest savings in CO_2eq emissions. From a life cycle perspective, the electric bus is not economically competitive with the conventional bus. However, from an ecological point of view, the electric bus saves on average 37.5% CO_2eq emissions over its service life compared to the diesel bus. The reduction potential is maximized if the electric vehicle exclusively consumes electricity from solar and wind power.     

考虑高铁客运产品间交叉弹性的动态票价策略

将由特定高铁列车所提供的起讫点间的旅客运输服务定义为单个高铁客运产品。随着高速铁路越来越"公交化",同一起讫点间客运产品间的可替代性越来越强,票价的调整有了更精细化的要求。用经济学中的交叉弹性理论描述客运产品间的可替代程度,用指数需求函数描述客运产品的需求与票价的关系,构建并求解高铁动态票价优化模型,对客运产品间不同可替代程度下的最优动态票价策略进行研究。结果显示:高铁客运产品间的可替代性会影响票价策略的选择,且客运产品间可替代程度的增加是否有利于客票收益的提高与可行折扣票价集合的选取有关。     

多模式交通环境下上海居民职住选择行为

随着城市尺度不断扩张,由职住分离带来的长距离、长时间通勤交通问题日益严重。为研究多模式交通环境上海居民职住位置选择行为及其影响因素,基于网络问卷调查数据、上海市路网数据及房价数据,构建方式选择与目的地选择联合模型,按照选择次序,分析各出行方式的服务水平和房价等变量对居住地和工作地的选择影响。结果表明,居民倾向于选择通勤距离近、交通可达性良好、房价低和人文生活环境较好的小区工作生活,同时年长者和低收入群体对通勤距离和房价更敏感。     

从大莱龙铁路投标谈如何提高报价内涵质量

通过复核工程数量、合理计算运杂费和灵活编制补充单价,以及在认真检查计算过程中存在的问题等方面,简述提高报价内涵质量.     

地铁商业物业租赁定价实证研究

结合地铁商业物业租赁的行业背景,对影响地铁沿线商铺定价的客观因素进行分析,并以武汉市的样本为例进行实证分析,建立地铁沿线商铺定价的特征价格模型。在此价格模型基础上,根据地铁商业物业自身特点进行整租模式、终端商铺模式等因素修正,最终构建地铁公司的商业物业租赁定价模型。该模型通过结合特征价格模型和修正因子,在一定程度上克服了传统市场化定价方法的主观性,有利于完善传统商业地产的租赁定价模式,为地铁物业的商业租赁定价提供参考。     

综合单价风险评估研究及应用

工程量清单计价模式下,建筑市场的公开竞争促使施工企业科学地运用决策分析以获取项目。清单招标一般都采用单价合同,投标人要承担组价的全部风险,而出于种种原因,综合单价中的风险费用一直未得到投标人的充分重视。此文在深入理解综合单价的基础上,系统地分析了报价风险,以此为基础构建风险分析和评估数学模型;再以随机抽样为主要手段,运用蒙特卡罗模拟技术对模型进行风险分析,得出综合单价风险概率分布,从而为投标人的报价决策提供依据。综合单价报价风险决策方法的研究对施工企业投标报价风险分析和评估具有积极的意义。     

工程建设实施阶段材料价差调整计算方法探讨

铁路工程建设项目投资受国家政策和建筑市场物价变化等因素的影响,为有效控制工程项目投资,工程施工阶段需对材料价差进行动态调整。材料价差调整政策性强、工作量大、要求精细。此文在阐述材料价差调整依据及程序的基础上,对甲供材料和施工企业自购材料价差调整的原则及计算方法进行分析与探讨,提出可采用的计算方法。并结合工程实例进行材料价差调整的计算,验证其计算方法的可行性与可用性。     

厂焊500m长钢轨生产工艺及单价分析

铁路列车速度越来越高,为保证列车运行的平稳性,轨道工程越来越多地采用无缝线路轨道技术。于是,厂焊500m长钢轨在铁路工程建设中得到广泛应用。为合理确定钢轨焊接标准单价,对既有焊轨基地生产线进行了调研,根据钢轨焊接工作内容、工艺,对所需人工、材料、设备及费用等进行统计分析与探讨,并由此提出工程建设可参考的钢轨焊接单价标准：目前100m定尺钢轨焊接单价约为4．3万元／km,25m定尺钢轨焊接单价约为5．95万元／km。     

Walking accessibility and property prices

Walking is an imperative travel mode, especially for short trips. Walking accessibility, which is defined as the ease of reaching essential destinations in the walk-in catchment area, may affect property prices because residents are more likely to be willing to pay for this attribute. In addition, different categories of public services may have varied influencing directions and magnitude. These two hypotheses are tested in this study. Taking Xiamen, China as a case study, we estimate the cumulative opportunities of public services on foot and develop a set of hedonic pricing models (more specifically, two pre-specified ordinary least squares models, four Box-Cox transformed models, and two spatial econometric models) to estimate, whether and to what extent, walking accessibility contributes to price premiums (or discounts). Using a database of 22,586 second-hand residential properties in 358 multi- or high-storey residential complexes, we find that (1) walking accessibility to public services contributes to the variations in housing prices and plays a role in determining housing prices; (2) different categories of services have vastly divergent, even opposite, influencing impacts; and (3) walking accessibility to primary schools, commercial centers, and sports and cultural centers have positive effects on house prices whereas walking accessibility to comprehensive hospitals adversely affects housing prices. Methodologically, we confirm that spatial econometric methods improve estimation accuracy and have more explanatory power relative to the standard non-spatial models. Robustness check analysis further guarantees the plausibility of this study.     

我国石油进口市场特征分析

我国经济的快速增长和石油后备资源的严重不足,导致我国在经济发展过程中对石油资源的需求主要依靠进口来满足。但进口采取的是对国际油价“被动接受”的方式,并且对国际油价波动反应比较滞后,市场定价机制不够合理,使得国内油价更容易受到国际油价波动的影响,因此,石油进口市场的完善具有十分重要的地位。