Estimating the Infrastructure Needs and Costs for the Launch of Zero-Emission Trucks

This report assesses the infrastructural needs and costs for implementing battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks, focusing on long-haul tractor-trailers, drayage, and local delivery vehicles. The electrification of heavy-duty vehicles is at the beginning stage, but the process could accelerate. New battery technologies, lower costs from potential economies of scale, and deployment of charging stations can facilitate the switch to electric power. Increasing progress is made feasible by commercial fleets’ ability to factor fuel savings into purchasing decisions, and the potential for precise planning of infrastructure for company operations. The authors concentrate on the Los Angeles region, where interest in these technologies is greatest. The required scale of charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure is evaluated, and the authors also estimate infrastructural costs, while assessing financial aspects of the transition to zero-emission trucking.

• Record URL:
  • https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT_EV_HDVs_Infrastructure_20190809.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)

  1500 K Street NW, Suite 650
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Hall, Dale
• Publication Date: 2019-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: White Paper
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 37p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Electric trucks; Electric vehicle charging; Fuel cells; Fuel substitution; Heavy duty vehicles; Hydrogen fuels; Infrastructure
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01718330
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 2019 9:57AM