{"id":9688,"date":"2021-02-07T12:32:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T11:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2021-02-07T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T11:32:48","slug":"zero-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/07\/zero-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps that can be taken now to get to zero emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric vehicles on the rise, what can fleets do to get closer to the nation\u2019s net-zero emissions goal?<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-21154076\" class=\"page-contents__content-body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>\u201cUrgent action.\u201d Those are the words Shell and Deloitte used to describe what it will take to get the world\u2019s trucks and buses to produce net-zero emissions by 2050. \u00a0Their report, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shell.com\/energy-and-innovation\/the-energy-future\/decarbonising-road-freight.html\">Decarbonizing Road Freight: Getting into Gear<\/a><\/i>, offered 22 solutions that could be employed over the next decade to help address the factors \u2014 economic, technical, regulatory, and organizational \u2014 behind decarbonization.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s put the problem in perspective. According to Huibert Vigeveno, Shell downstream director, road freight is currently responsible for around 9% of global CO2 emissions. And freight is expected to double by 2050 which will add to the existing problem. The 2015 Paris Agreement, which the U.S. just rejoined under President Biden&#8217;s leadership, requires road freight emissions to drop 60% by 2050 from their 2018 levels. That is a significant challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Fuel cell electric and battery-electric vehicles are the best option for reducing CO2 to the levels needed, according to the study. This is very much in line with NACFE\u2019s position based on the work we have done on our <a href=\"https:\/\/nacfe.org\/emerging-technology\/electric-trucks-2\/\">Guidance Reports<\/a> on electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage in their development, battery-electric vehicles are best suited for short route vehicles, while fuel cell battery-electric vehicles make more sense for longer routes. But work continues on improving range and reducing weight and NACFE believes the long-term solution is all electric power for the future.<\/p>\n<p>A variety of factors \u00a0\u2014 laid out in NACFE\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nacfe.org\/emerging-technology\/electric-trucks\/high-potential-regions-for-electric-truck-deployments\/\">High-Potential For Electric Truck Deployments<\/a> report \u2014 align with this report\u2019s finding that there are coalitions and partnerships that make some regions more desirable for initial deployment of electric vehicles. We encourage folks in those regions that are the best candidates for electrification. NACFE has defined those as Northern California, Southern California, Texas Triangle, Cascadia (stretching from Portland, Oregon through Seattle and into Vancouver, Canada), Colorado Front Range, Northeast US, Greater Toronto Area, and Greater Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of net-zero emissions from transportation is lofty, but I think doable given the number of smart, creative people who have at all levels of the trucking industry. Let\u2019s keep working together toward this goal of a net-zero emissions future. While we\u2019re at it, let\u2019s work toward a zero-emissions transportation future. I believe it is possible if we start taking urgent action today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <span class=\"page-attribution__content-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\/home\/contact\/21704577\/michael-roeth\">Michael Roeth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-see-also\">\n<p><span class=\"posted-by\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-cols wpb_row type_default valign_top vc_inner vc_custom_1585038969469\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"w-post-elm post_content\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CUT COTS OF THE FLEET WITH OUR AUDIT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/nueva-ley-auditoria-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/consultancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With hydrogen fuel cell and battery-electric vehicles on the rise, what can fleets do to get closer to the nation\u2019s net-zero emissions goal? \u201cUrgent action.\u201d Those are the words Shell and Deloitte used to describe what it will take to get the world\u2019s trucks and buses to produce net-zero emissions by 2050. \u00a0Their report, Decarbonizing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[258],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9690,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9688\/revisions\/9690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}