Transport And Communications 2026, 14(1):57-61 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.8

Time-Dependent and Energy-Aware Routing in Urban Logistics

Peter Malacký1
1 Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, 01026, Slovakia

This article examines time-dependent and energy-aware routing in urban logistics as a joint problem of routing, departure-time choice, speed-dependent energy use, and EV charging. It reviews Slovak and international literature, proposes a compact mathematical formulation, compares exact, heuristic, and adaptive solution approaches, and discusses empirical evidence from Slovak and international cases.

Keywords: urban logistics, time-dependent vehicle routing, charging planning, congestion modelling
JEL classification: C61, R40

Received: June 6, 2026; Revised: June 6, 2026; Accepted: June 17, 2026; Prepublished online: June 30, 2026; Published: June 28, 2026  Show citation

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Malacký, P. (2026). Time-Dependent and Energy-Aware Routing in Urban Logistics. Transport And Communications, 14(1), 57-61. doi: 10.26552/tac.C.2026.1.8
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