Earlier this year, Calstart\u2019s Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program launched an online tool<\/a> cataloging models of current and upcoming zero-emission commercial trucks, buses, and off-road equipment.<\/p>\n The resulting Zero-Emission Technology Inventory<\/a> shows that the number of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment models will rise 78% this year, and double by 2023. By the end of 2020 there will be 169 medium- and heavy-duty models in production, compared to 95 offerings in 2019. Within three years, there are expected to be 195 such vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is a wide diversity of offerings from a broad range of OEMs,\u201d Mandel said. \u201cThis already competitive landscape will grow increasingly so over the next three to four years.\u201d<\/p>\n In fact, he explained, Calstart is expecting a number of high-profile announcements in the next few years, “and many of those really follow on the heels of successful deployments in bus technology. Companies like BYD, Volvo, Daimler, and Lion have been able to leverage bus technology” in development of truck drivetrains.<\/p>\n Calstart, a nonprofit clean transportation \u201caccelerator,\u201d counts among its members vehicle makers, suppliers, fleets, and fuel providers.<\/p>\n A key market is clearly in the form of medium-duty vehicles like box trucks and other straight trucks, thanks in large part to up-fitters that provide battery-electric conversion kits that can be offered with different body types and vehicle chassis, Mandel said.<\/p>\n Companies such as UPS, FedEx, Amazon and Ikea are actively investing in the technologies.<\/p>\n By the end of 2020, there will be a total of 169 zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle models in production, compared to 95 last year. Graphic: CalstartGraphic: Calstart<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n UPS, for instance, has invested in Arrival, and has ordered about 10,000 battery-electric delivery vans for North America and Europe. About 1,000 electric and hybrid-electric vehicles are already in the field. FedEx, meanwhile, has ordered 1,000 electric vans from Chanje. Amazon has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans from upstart Rivian.<\/p>\n Ikea is committed to offering zero-emission deliveries around the world by 2025, said Steven Moelk, the retailer\u2019s project implementation manager for zero-emission home delivery, starting in New York and Los Angeles in the U.S.<\/p>\n He noted that home delivery, last mile in particular, lends itself well to electrification because the routes are shorter and operating in urban densely populated areas.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a number of medium-duty Class 4 and 5 box trucks that are kind of our sweet spot for home delivery,\u201d Moelk explained \u201cWe believe that the technology, both on the vehicle side and the infrastructure side and the software, all that technology exists today to meet our goal. So we\u2019re pressing forward with electrification, hopefully this year,\u201d he said. \u201cThe distance of the routes tends to be smaller and the dwell times tend to be longer. And they\u2019re taking place, quite frankly, in urban areas, in densely populated areas.\u201d<\/p>\n The investments in zero-emission final-mile deliveries also offer a tangible way to showcase the company\u2019s commitment to sustainable mobility, he said.<\/p>\n The challenges that remain are more financial in nature, and how favorable lease and rental options can be offered to independent contractor drivers, he added.<\/p>\n Compared to the medium-duty market, \u201cit might take a few more years for this market in heavy-duty trucks \u2013 especially on the longer-range end of the spectrum \u2013 to present themselves and make themselves a fully developed market,\u201d Mandel said.<\/p>\n Even here gains are being realized, with the promise of models offering ranges of as much as 650-700 miles by 2023. Cited examples of those include the Nikola Two and Tre, and Hyundai HDC-6 Neptune, all of which are to run on hydrogen fuel cells.<\/p>\n Zero-emission commercial models have varying range capabilities that fit different applications. Graphic: Calstart<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Currently, the most promising applications for heavy-duty trucks are in service such as port drayage or regional operations, where heavy-duty trucks with ranges up to 250-300 miles are already available or are scheduled to be by the end of this year.<\/p>\n Aaron Gillmore, vice president BYD Electric Trucks \u2013 North America, said the rest of the world is outpacing North America when it comes to deploying zero-emission vehicles. But he described the market as being \u201con the cusp of change.\u201d<\/p>\n His company is focused on opportunities in three areas:<\/p>\n 1. Ports and rail hubs, which use Class 8 yard tractors to move containers and regional drayage shuttles to take those containers to nearby warehouses, both low-mileage operations where trucks can easily get back to a central location for charging.<\/p>\n 2. Warehouse logistics and distribution, where again yard tractors and short- to regional-haul Class 8 tractors are used, as well as Class 6 box trucks.<\/p>\n 3. The refuse industry, where BYD has both Class 6 and Class 8 trucks in operation.<\/p>\n \u201cAnother great opportunity is last mile delivery,\u201d he noted; we\u2019re looking at developing vehicles in the step van and Sprinter categories.\u201d<\/p>\n Factors behind the growth in zero-emission vehicles include corporate commitments, policy drivers, and increasingly attractive business cases alike.<\/p>\n BYD, for instance, is \u201cconfident that the U.S. market is now moving forward, and we\u2019re making investments to correspond to expand the models we offer and the applications we can serve.\u201d Thus far, Gillmore said, the company has mostly had small numbers of trucks deployed as test units with fleets, but it believes it will soon have more, larger orders.<\/p>\n Diverse offerings in zero-emissions electric and fuel cell vehicles are coming from a broad range of original equipment manufacturers. Graphic: Calstart<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \u201cMoving fleets over is not an easy task,\u201d he admitted. \u201cIt obviously involves a lot of infrastructure upgrades. We\u2019re on the cusp and talking to a lot of customers about much more significant fleet deployments. With that comes other challenges. I think utilities have been moving to meet those challenges — a lot of concentrated electrical power is going to be needed in locations to make sure charging can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Government policies offer support in the form of initiatives like California\u2019s advanced clean truck rule<\/a>, along with incentives like the state\u2019s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program. Low-carbon fuel standards offer accelerated payback periods, while utility companies are have programs to support charging infrastructure.<\/p>\n \u201cThe will is there,\u201d said BYD\u2019s Gillmore. \u201cThe technology is there. Some of the challenges are making sure that the economic models work, that there\u2019s policy support. You\u2019re always trying to balance range and payload and cost when you\u2019re trying to put these things together.\u201d<\/p>\n Mandel says the interest in zero-emission vehicles is also holding strong in the face of other plunging vehicle orders, Mandel said.<\/p>\n Recovery and stimulus plans in the wake of Covid-19 could view zero-emission vehicles as an economic growth strategy, he added. China, for example, has extended incentives beyond when they were to be retired. Europe\u2019s Green Deal will also offer support.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you look at particularly final mile, there are more deliveries than ever before as everybody shops online. And the e-commerce boom that\u2019s been happening for a decade seems to have accelerated even more during the crisis,\u201d said Moelk, referring to growth in a business segment that will rely on urban delivery vehicles. \u201cAs people get used to it, they\u2019ll probably continue to shop online.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs we see commitments from governments in the U.S., particularly in California, in Europe, in China, investing in urban delivery electrification can really result in less air pollution, noise and climate impacts, and at the same time create new clean technology jobs,\u201d said Cristiano Fa\u00e7anha, global director of Calstart\u2019s Drive to Zero program.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite everything that is happening, the commitments from manufacturers, from governments, they\u2019re still holding true.\u201d<\/p>\n John G. Smith is the editorial director of Newcom Media’s trucking and supply chain publications; content used with permission as part of a cooperative editorial agreement.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n by Deborah Lockridge and John G. Smith<\/p>\n Source: https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n The number of available and announced models of zero-emission commercial vehicles in the U.S. and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to the end of last year. 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