Trial finds costs are lower for some electric truck operations

Data shows that under certain conditions, truck fleets can reach cost parity with diesel vehicles after five years – with higher mileage operations standing to benefit more, lowering the overall TCO. It also reveals that the lifetime emissions of diesel trucks can be three times higher than eHGVs.

With fleets covering more than a half a million zero-emission miles as part of the Electric Freightway project, the findings are included in the third Electric Freightway report. The project is led by Gridserve with principal partner Hitachi Zero Carbon and part of the Department for Transport (DfT) and Innovate UK’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator programme. It brings together more than 30 consortium partners to inform the UK’s transition to zero tailpipe emissions freight.

Keir Mather, minister for aviation, maritime and decarbonisation, said: “To create a cleaner planet and a stronger economy it’s essential the lorries and vans delivering goods across our country are supported to make the move to zero emissions. That’s why we’ve invested £200 million to put more zero emission lorries onto our roads and build the charging network that keeps them moving. As this report shows the rollout is well underway and the future of freight is green.”