Challenges and perspectives for the use of electric vehicles for last mile logistics of grocery e-commerce – Findings from case studies in Germany

Verena Ch Ehrler, Dustin Schöder and Saskia Seidel

Research in Transportation Economics, 2021, vol. 87, issue C

Abstract: More and more cities struggle to provide acceptable air quality and noise levels for their inhabitants. At the same time, urbanization is continuing, as is the need for supply with groceries in cities. Another ongoing trend is the growth of online shopping of groceries.

Keywords: Electric vehicles; Urban logistics; Online grocery sales; E-commerce; Emission reduction; E-grocery; Online distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2019.100757

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