Iedereen kijkt naar de vrachtwagen als het gaat om de elektrificatie van wagenparken. Angst voor actieradius, batterijchemie en laadsnelheid. Die onderwerpen domineren het debat. Een recente review van Joost Commandeur (TU Delft/Shell Global…
Zero emissie
A new McKinsey report by Matthias Kässer, Tobias Schneiderbauer and Henrik Becker delivers a sobering reality check for anyone tracking freight decarbonization in Europe: despite nine years of model launches and more than 45…
Electric trucks are steadily moving from pilot projects to mainstream city logistics. A new report by C40 Cities, the University of Exeter, Arup and Laneshift argues that cities can accelerate this transition by combining…
Shippers hold the steering wheel in the transition to electric trucks. The problem of misaligned incentives: who pays for the transition? Transport companies do not determine the pace of electrification. Shippers do.…
What competencies should a transport and warehousing professional in a logistics service company have when designing, organizing, and managing energy systems (hardware and data) for the electricification of freight? Strategic, tactical, and…
ICCT publiceerde een interessant blog over zero-emissiezones: The Netherlands’ path to cleaner urban freight. Het blog presenteert lessen voor andere landen. Maar kloppen die lessen wel? Wat gebeurt er écht in Nederland?…
The European truck industry stands at a critical turning point. Transitioning to zero-emission (ZE) trucks is no longer just a climate ambition. It has become central to preserving the sector’s long-term competitiveness.…
“Why has it suddenly become so expensive?” a long-term customer asked last week when the account manager explained that the company would soon start driving electric trucks. That is a fair question.…
Four major European transport and logistics organisations – IRU, CLECAT, the European Shippers’ Council, and the Global Cold Chain Alliance – have written a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der…
Over tien jaar zal het wegtransport in Europa goed zijn voor zo’n 4 procent van de elektriciteitsvraag. Bestelauto’s en vrachtwagens nemen daar ongeveer de helft van voor hun rekening. De gebouwde omgeving en…