Research Article

Impacts of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles with Level 2 Automation on Traffic Efficiency and Energy Consumption

Table 5

The value of electric energy consumption per vehicle per kilometer and its variation from scene A.

ScenesActual road capacity
Qi = 80% QsQi = QsQi = 120% QsQi = 140% QsQi = 160% Qs

A0.155 kWh/km0.221 kWh/km0.226 kWh/km0.225 kWh/km0.226 kWh/km
B6.0%−0.7%2.4%2.4%2.2%
C19.0%−2.5%−3.6%−4.2%−3.5%
D12.6%−8.2%3.2%4.0%3.7%
E15.2%−9.9%−7.8%−4.5%−5.4%
F27.7%−7.9%−13.2%−10.6%−11.6%
G22.2%−16.9%−11.9%−11.6%−14.2%
H23.5%−17.1%−20.5%−19.0%−18.8%
I25.7%−10.9%−12.6%−12.7%−13.5%
J36.6%−12.3%−18.9%−18.3%−19.0%