The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI have released a new Guidance Report, Charging Forward with Electric Trucks. This is the second-generation report on charging infrastructure and coincides with the kickoff of this fall’s Run on Less – Electric that will focus on the scaling of battery electric trucks.
According to NACFE, the report focuses on charging considerations for commercial battery electric vehicles currently in production for freight delivery. Charging infrastructure includes not only the chargers themselves, but the interrelated system of vehicles, duty cycles, chargers, and electric utilities.
This report is based on a 2019 NACFE Report, Amping Up: Charging Infrastructure for Electric Trucks. Since then, NACFE says there has been an acceleration of the movement toward the electrification of commercial vehicles, which is what lead to the need for this new report.
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Charging electric trucks is a complex process that requires considering a variety of factors and the report provides and in-depth look at those factors.
“While there are a great many factors that impact the scaling of electric vehicles for hauling freight, careful planning and collaboration will help make the process go more smoothly,” says Mike Roeth, NACFE’s executive director. “The guidance in this report should give fleets confidence to move forward with adding more electric vehicles to their operations.”
An infographic, Steps to Implementing Charging Infrastructure, lays out 10 key steps that are needed for the successful implementation of an electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
“This step-by-step guide allows fleets to see at a glance the factors they need to focus on as they add more battery electric vehicles,” says Rob Graff, NACFE’s senior technical advisor. “We expect this to be an invaluable resource for fleets just as the Charging Procurement Roadmap from our first infrastructure report was.”
To learn more about the report and to download a copy, please go to the NACFE website.
