{"id":21442,"date":"2021-11-02T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=21442"},"modified":"2021-11-02T17:24:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T21:24:23","slug":"u-s-in-for-the-long-haul-on-zero-emission-freight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2021\/11\/02\/u-s-in-for-the-long-haul-on-zero-emission-freight\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. in for the long-haul on zero-emission freight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The U.S. Department of Energy joined by Vice President Harris yesterday announced a $127 million investmen<\/a>t to drive the future of zero-emission trucks. The announcement demonstrates the growing role that electric trucks are playing today \u2014 both in the trucking industry and as a climate solution \u2014 and how the capacity of these vehicles can be further enhanced in the coming years, especially as Congress considers<\/a> making bold investments in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

While trucks only represent 4% of vehicles on the road, they are responsible<\/a> for more than half of transportation smog pollution and are the fastest growing source of greenhouse gases in the U.S.<\/p>\n

They are also projected to be the largest driver of the sector\u2019s oil demand growth.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, America\u2019s fleets are embracing zero-emission trucks. Recent EDF analysis found over 100 fleets<\/a> are currently operating or ordering zero-emission trucks, and this demand is driving massive investments<\/a> by vehicle manufacturers.<\/p>\n

But more work remains to develop zero-emission solutions for the most challenging truck uses, including long-haul trucking, which is responsible<\/a> for the majority of fuel use and emissions from this sector. DOE\u2019s investments announced today will begin to get at this hard-to-decarbonize sector, while also providing funding for charging infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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What DOE\u2019s investment will fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new funding from DOE is part of the department\u2019s SuperTruck Initiative launched in 2009 to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. There are a number of strategies for reducing emissions from long-haul, including increasing freight efficiency, shifting more freight to intermodal rail, and developing zero-emission trucks capable of the long-distances and brisk refueling times required of long-haul trucking.<\/p>\nU.S. in for the long-haul on zero-emission freight <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

This latest iteration of funding \u2014 called SuperTrucks 3 \u2014 will be focused on developing zero-emission solutions and doled out over five years to the following recipients, who will match federal funding dollar-for-dollar:<\/p>\n