This article develops a methodology to analyze and compare a combustion engine vehicle fleet to an alternative sustainable one, maintaining high efficiency and resilience during specific operations. This work proposes an algorithm that can assist a generic decision-maker in making the challenging choice of transitioning from a standard and well-established traditional mobility to a novel and more sustainable one. The simulation's statistical analysis results show the effectiveness of electrifying a conventional internal combustion vehicle fleet into an electric and plug-in hybrid electric one. The algorithm was designed, tested, and applied to the Italian National Fire Rescue and Service Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco (CNVVF). Due to the peculiarities of the institutional activity of the public rescue and safety service of the CNVVF, it is crucial and mandatory to have a tool that can evaluate the effects of replacing traditional mobility while maintaining high efficiency and business continuity. All the analyses were performed using historical data of the fire and rescue service activities of the CNVVF.
A General Model for Sustainable Vehicle Fleets Battery Capacity Optimization: Case Study on the Italian Fire and Rescue Service Fleet
Diego Ferrazza
;Fabrizio Marignetti
2026-01-01
Abstract
This article develops a methodology to analyze and compare a combustion engine vehicle fleet to an alternative sustainable one, maintaining high efficiency and resilience during specific operations. This work proposes an algorithm that can assist a generic decision-maker in making the challenging choice of transitioning from a standard and well-established traditional mobility to a novel and more sustainable one. The simulation's statistical analysis results show the effectiveness of electrifying a conventional internal combustion vehicle fleet into an electric and plug-in hybrid electric one. The algorithm was designed, tested, and applied to the Italian National Fire Rescue and Service Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco (CNVVF). Due to the peculiarities of the institutional activity of the public rescue and safety service of the CNVVF, it is crucial and mandatory to have a tool that can evaluate the effects of replacing traditional mobility while maintaining high efficiency and business continuity. All the analyses were performed using historical data of the fire and rescue service activities of the CNVVF.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
