Assessing Electric Vehicle Viability in BECCS Scenario: A Comparative Study with ICE Trucks

This paper presents a comparative study of electric vehicle (EV) and internal combustion engine (ICE) as a motive power for transporting captured carbon dioxide (CO<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf>) in Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) system. The analysis focuses on capital expenditure (CAPEX), operational expenditure (OPEX), and emission as a key performance metrics to evaluate the viability of implementing EV trucks. CAPEX and OPEX are analyzed using levelized cost from academic literature, while emission data are derived from regulatory standards, academic literature, and basic chemistry calculations to consider direct and indirect emission. As a results, ICE trucks has lower CAPEX at 81% lower compared to EV trucks, though the OPEX of EV is lower by 11%. In terms of emission, EV has a lower total carbon emission than ICE in the range of 13% until 24% of reduction. Limitations of methods on implementing the motive power was also a concern as EV trucks requires charging time, thus having a longer downtime than ICE trucks. Technological readiness is also a concern where Indonesia lacks the workforce to support the transition, where policies plays a major role to help the transition. Comparatively, the implementation of EV as a motive power for BECCS system provides another measure to lower carbon emission, improving the performance of the system.