# Can V2X communication help electric vehicles save energy? ## Summary Traffic-light-to-vehicle communication (TLVC) can reduce energy consumption noticeably - up to 20% from initial measures - by optimising a drivers accelerating and braking behaviour [^1]. ## References 1. [tielert-2012-can_v2x_communication_help_electric_vehicles_save_energy](tielert-2012-can_v2x_communication_help_electric_vehicles_save_energy.pdf) # Footnotes [^1]: It should be noted that this was purely simulation based and there is alot of improvements which could be made to the method.