IEA HEV-TCP: Task 41, Electric Freight Vehicles

The task objectives are to monitor progress and analyze the potential contribution of electric freight vehicles to emissions reduction targets.

Objectives:
Monitoring of technological progress and cost developments in EFVs, comparison to efficiency potential of ICE-diesel and alternative systems and fuels, including eFuels; Modeling of energy consumption;
Analysis of the potential contribution of EFVs to CO2 reduction targets as share of the total transport sector; Exchange on methodologies and data, problems and opportunities, and on modelling activities;
Discussion of the role of monetary incentives and wider, long-term policy frameworks incl. non-monetary incentives in the context of new business models and how high upfront investments can de dealt with;