{"id":36288,"date":"2022-03-08T09:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T08:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berylls.com\/zero-emission-trucking-in-the-u-s-will-batteries-do-the-job\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:08:20","slug":"zero-emission-trucking-in-the-u-s-will-batteries-do-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berylls.com\/en\/insights-en\/zero-emission-trucking-in-the-u-s-will-batteries-do-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKING IN THE U.S. – WILL BATTERIES DO THE JOB?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKING IN THE U.S. – WILL BATTERIES DO THE JOB?<\/h1>\n\n Munich, March 2022<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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rucking is a sector that is hard to decarbonize, and its climate impact\u00a0is significant: 40 percent of global road transport emissions come from trucking, according to the International Energy Agency.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Due to the much higher gross vehicle weight and annual mileage of trucks compared to cars, their carbon footprint per vehicle is 50 times higher.<\/p>

Many fleet operators are eagerly waiting for the market introduction of zeroemission trucks, as they pursue net-zero carbon strategies. Moreover, with CO2 taxes rising, alternative powertrains also help reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). Finally, increasing bans of Diesel trucks in urban areas make zeroemission vehicles a mere necessity.<\/p>

While incumbent OEMs have been sluggish to introduce zero-emission trucks, investors are bullish about electrified commercial vehicles and funding for innovative startups is readily available. The successful launch of new entrants like Lightning eMotors and Lion Electric demonstrates this.<\/p>

For a breakthrough of battery electric trucks, two things are crucial: sufficient range and charging speed to reach the required daily distances, as well as economic competitiveness to conventional trucks. In the end, vehicle operators will choose whichever vehicle fulfills their requirements and has the lowest TCO.<\/p>

We have investigated the U.S. market regarding vehicle deployment, model availability, major players, applications, and technologies. Are battery electric trucks the universal solution for decarbonization of the trucking sector? Will
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