Bringing together leading logistics providers, high street names and leading hauliers, the eFREIGHT 2030 consortium was selected to join the UK Government’s Zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme.

Led by Voltempo, developers of the British designed and manufactured electric HGV megawatt charging system, the eFREIGHT 2030 consortium aims to stimulate the deployment of long haul zero emission HGVs with a multi-year demonstration of 40 – 44t battery electric trucks, including the development of the required business models for scalable deployment and a network of dedicated infrastructure.

The eFREIGHT 2030 consortium will introduce 100 electric HGV 4×2 and 6×2 tractor units, and 32 new charging locations, all of which will have megawatt-charging capacity from day one.

This report summarises the findings of qualitative research carried out by Energy Systems Catapult, commissioned by Voltempo, to explore the potential for the UK road freight sector to transition to Net Zero carbon dioxide emissions in its Heavy Goods Vehicle operations.

The research consisted of semi-structured interviews with managers involved in sustainability strategy within organisations operating HGVs in the UK, and one interview with a manager from a major HGV manufacturer.

The project objectives were:

  1. To characterise HGV operators’ sustainability strategies, their key features, and the roles of zero emission HGVs within them
  2. To identify the key benefits and drawbacks that HGV operators see from zero emission vehicles (HGVs)
  3. To identify HGV operators’ perceptions of the barriers to acquiring and operating zero emission HGVs, now and in the future
  4. To characterise HGV operators’ requirements for charging infrastructure if they were to transition to electric HGVs.

Key findings

The conclusions of the study were:

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Electric Heavy Goods Vehicles? Industry perspectives on the prospects for their adoption in the UK

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