SUMO currently does not model the aerodynamic effects of platoons so
changing the emission class is reasonable work-around.
If you are modelling EV, you could also switch the vehicle type to another
one that has modified vehicle properties such as frontSurfaceArea.

Am Do., 15. Sept. 2022 um 10:57 Uhr schrieb [email protected] <
[email protected]>:

> Good morning,
>
>
> I wanted to check if energy savings are implemented when using Simpla to
> create platoons. When evaluating the outputs, I noticed that the follower
> vehicle does not consume less fuel when the vehicles are platooning
> compared to when the vehicles are not driving in platoon.
> Currently I have tried to give the vehicle in follower mode a more fuel
> efficient emission class to solve that, but I wanted to ask if there is a
> better or an already implemented solution.
>
>
> Thanks and best regards
> simplaplatooner
> 
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