by Walther Ploos van Amstel
According to McKinsey, battery electric vehicle technology will be key to reducing road freight emissions and achieving global climate targets. The McKinsey analysis emphasizes the need to reduce CO2 emissions from road freight vehicles, significantly contributing to global emissions. The best way to achieve this is by transitioning from combustion engines powered by fossil fuels …
At a Climate Week NY 2024 session hosted by Smart Freight Centre and BloombergNEF (BNEF), a report, “Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles: The Time is Now,” highlighted the pressing need to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission trucks. The Dutch government supports the report. The report provides a detailed analysis of the current state of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and emphasizes …
Charging infrastructure has become a crucial aspect of electric trucking. Companies are vying to provide comprehensive solutions, but significant challenges related to vehicles, charging networks, and the electric grid still need to be addressed at scale. According to McKinsey, expanding electric trucks will necessitate a robust charging network in Europe, where an estimated 300,000 public …
Rhenus High Tech, a leader in high-tech logistics solutions, is actively participating in the REALIST research project, which focuses on electrifying urban delivery services in Stuttgart. Collaborating with the University of Stuttgart and the city, the project explores real-world logistics operations using electric trucks through a two-year feasibility study and practical trials. As a freight …
Battery electric trucks could start delivering more of the UK’s goods much earlier than previously thought, according to new research published today. The study, commissioned from industry experts Element Energy by Transport & Environment UK, shows that battery electric trucks can already start to replace diesel trucks for most uses in the next few years. City, urban …
From the extraction of raw materials to its operational phase, battery electric trucks produced in Europe today can deliver the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions over their lifetime, according to a new study by International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). To reach the Paris Agreement goal, Europe needs to decarbonize its trucks and buses, the …
Trucks with combustion engines will still be able to be registered in the EU after 2035. A possible phase-out will be in 2040 at the earliest, according to an internal Commission document on the revision of CO2 fleet limits for heavy-duty vehicles. This document was made available by Euractiv. The EU Commission’s proposals will be published …
The economics of decarbonizing fleets are demonstrably viable. Now commercial transport operators need to identify the best way to capture value. McKinsey reports about it based on US data. These segment-specific dynamics are reflected in McKinsey’s financial projections. On a TCO basis, light-commercial vehicles LCVs are already “in the money,” and they expect medium-duty trucks …
A new paper by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the cost-effectiveness of different CO2 reduction strategies for the heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) sector. It examines the required HDV technology market share to meet mandated CO2 reduction targets and the corresponding decarbonization cost. The report also proposes HDV CO2 reduction targets up to 2040. The …
Development of battery technology is making electric heavy-duty trucks technically and commercially viable and several manufacturers have introduced battery electric trucks recently. However, the national and sectoral differences in freight transport operations affect the viability of electric trucks.