{"id":2876,"date":"2025-03-13T13:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipec.org.uk\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2876"},"modified":"2025-03-28T15:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:37:41","slug":"on-the-road-to-net-zero-driving-innovation-with-electric-hgvs","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/staging.temper.digital\/ipec-microsite\/case-study\/on-the-road-to-net-zero-driving-innovation-with-electric-hgvs\/","title":{"rendered":"On the road to Net Zero: Driving Innovation with Electric HGVs"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div class=\"article-hero alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"article-hero__container\">\n\n    <div class=\"article-hero__inner\">\n\n      <div class=\"column left\">\n        <div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n          <!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.4.1 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to IPEC.\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.temper.digital\/ipec-microsite\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">IPEC<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                    <h1>On the ROAD TO NET ZERO: DRIVING INNOVATION WITH ELECTRIC HGVS<\/h1>\n        \n                    <p>Success in public-sector procurement starts with support and guidance at the application stage to enable innovators to bid for bigger pots of funding \u2014\u00a0as shown by the Electric Freightway project to decarbonise road transport.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"right\">\n        <div class=\"article-hero__author\">\n          <div class=\"article-hero__author-info\">\n                                                              <\/div>\n          <div class=\"article-hero__author-share\">\n            <p>SHARE:<\/p>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=\" target=\"_blank\">\n              <!-- LinkedIn share icon SVG here -->\n                                          <svg width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                              <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_3432_13094)\">\n                              <path d=\"M22.2234 0.193359H1.77187C0.792187 0.193359 0 0.966797 0 1.92305V22.459C0 23.4152 0.792187 24.1934 1.77187 24.1934H22.2234C23.2031 24.1934 24 23.4152 24 22.4637V1.92305C24 0.966797 23.2031 0.193359 22.2234 0.193359ZM7.12031 20.6449H3.55781V9.18867H7.12031V20.6449ZM5.33906 7.62773C4.19531 7.62773 3.27188 6.7043 3.27188 5.56523C3.27188 4.42617 4.19531 3.50273 5.33906 3.50273C6.47813 3.50273 7.40156 4.42617 7.40156 5.56523C7.40156 6.69961 6.47813 7.62773 5.33906 7.62773ZM20.4516 20.6449H16.8937V15.0762C16.8937 13.7496 16.8703 12.0387 15.0422 12.0387C13.1906 12.0387 12.9094 13.4871 12.9094 14.9824V20.6449H9.35625V9.18867H12.7687V10.7543H12.8156C13.2891 9.8543 14.4516 8.90273 16.1813 8.90273C19.7859 8.90273 20.4516 11.2746 20.4516 14.359V20.6449Z\" fill=\"#2E2D2B\"\/>\n                              <\/g>\n                              <defs>\n                              <clipPath id=\"clip0_3432_13094\">\n                              <rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.193359)\"\/>\n                              <\/clipPath>\n                              <\/defs>\n                              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"article-hero__image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cp-ipec.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1939694239-1.png\" alt=\"On the ROAD TO NET ZERO: DRIVING INNOVATION WITH ELECTRIC HGVS\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:7rem;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(65% - ((7rem * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(35% - ((7rem * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2876_4325fa-f1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2876_d7c4f1-b1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Decarbonisation of the transport sector forms a core component of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/commonslibrary.parliament.uk\/research-briefings\/cdp-2023-0124\/\">UK government policy<\/a>&nbsp;for reaching net zero by 2050. Road transport in particular will have a key role to play in this energy transition, especially in the form of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-confirms-pledge-for-zero-emission-hgvs-by-2040-and-unveils-new-chargepoint-design\">government has committed<\/a>&nbsp;to making all new HGVs sold in the&nbsp;UK&nbsp;zero-emission by 2040.<br><br>HGVs are big emitters. So, whilst the share of total traffic miles driven by HGVs hovers around the 5% mark, the environmental impact is proportionately far greater. Most of the freight moved around the UK is carried on trucks (80%) and these vehicles were responsible for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/calls-for-evidence\/infrastructure-for-zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-coaches\/infrastructure-for-zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-coaches\">20% of all domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> in the UK in 2021.<br><br>Going clean and green therefore holds the key to turning part of the problem into part of the solution. Whilst zero-emission vehicles exist, however, it is a lack of infrastructure that has really been putting the brakes on progress so far, with uptake understandably slow.<br><br>Following a record surge in registrations, the number of HGVs in active use in the UK rose to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/calls-for-evidence\/infrastructure-for-zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-coaches\/infrastructure-for-zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-coaches\">625,873 by the end of last year<\/a>, according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/calls-for-evidence\/infrastructure-for-zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-coaches\/infrastructure-for-zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-coaches\">Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)<\/a>. Zero-emission vehicles, though, made up just 0.5% of that total.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04{border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;overflow:clip;isolation:isolate;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2876_8e9150-04 alignnone has-cpc-warm-grey-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2876_2e924a-e3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bold\">Innovation in infrastructure at scale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, a pioneering programme of innovation was launched to create a network of charging infrastructure sites across the UK. This would facilitate a large-scale demonstration of the benefits of accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (eHGVs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/how-we-are-doing\/research-outcomes-and-impact\/innovate-uk\/creating-a-charging-network-to-support-ehgv-transition\/\">Project Electric Freightway<\/a>&nbsp;was allocated \u00a362.7M in contribution funding, won in competition as part of the \u00a3200M&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-infrastructure-competition-winners\/zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles-and-infrastructure-competition-winners\">Zero Emission HGV &amp; Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme<\/a>. The programme is funded by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-transport\">Department for Transport (DfT)<\/a>&nbsp;and delivered in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/councils\/innovate-uk\/\">Innovate UK<\/a>, supported by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cp.catapult.org.uk\/programme\/zero-emission-heavy-goods-vehicles\/\">Connected Places Catapult<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-invests-200-million-to-drive-innovation-and-get-more-zero-emission-trucks-on-our-roads\">ZEHID<\/a>&nbsp;backs innovation in both battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, with plans for the roll-out of up to 370 zero-emission&nbsp;HGVs, along with investment in associated infrastructure comprised of around 57 refuelling and electric charging sites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9{border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;overflow:clip;isolation:isolate;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;}.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-right:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);border-left:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2876_581410-e9 alignnone has-cpc-warm-grey-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2876_0adc0e-7f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bold\">Collaborative approach to common problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Project Electric Freightway itself is a team game. Sustainable energy experts&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridserve.com\/\">GRIDSERVE<\/a>&nbsp;head up a diverse consortium, working alongside principal partner&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitachizerocarbon.com\/\">Hitachi ZeroCarbon<\/a>. They are supported by more than 30 industry names and innovators, from multinationals, to SMEs, including: hauliers, charging specialists, leasing firms, vehicle manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and other key stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside 140 initial demonstrator vehicles, a substantial network of over 200 charging points will be procured and installed at key locations across main routes, at motorway services and truck stops, as well as commercial depots. In addition to 350kW installations, the project will also look to trial 1MW-capacity chargers, all powered by net-zero energy sources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support essential for bid-stage success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of the innovation being procured, the project represents an unusual mix of the old and the new, says&nbsp;Sam Clarke, Commercial Lead at GRIDSERVE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n<blockquote class=\"cpc-quote has-white-background-color standard\">\n        <div>\n        <div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFrom a procurement point of view, a lot of the infrastructure that we are investing in or buying for this project is incumbent within our portfolio of products already, and that helps de-risk some of the challenges. The critical innovation here is advancing all this charging technology in a package not yet seen in this combination at scale anywhere in the UK.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n                <div>\n            <cite class=\"citation\">\n                Sam Clarke, Chief Vehicle Officer at GRIDSERVE\n            <\/cite>\n        <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst bringing together all the various aspects and players called for vision and leadership skills, one of the most important learnings actually arose out of the earliest stages of the project. Guidance and help in applying for grant funding proved critical, explains&nbsp;Clarke:<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n<blockquote class=\"cpc-quote has-white-background-color standard\">\n        <div>\n        <div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI think collaboration is the word that stands out for me. Whilst there was a clear opportunity here, it was a big ask to do something of this magnitude, with a consortium this large. So, you need committed, collaborative efforts at risk just to be able to compose an application to the competition in the first place, let alone look to deliver successful outcomes thereafter.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n                <div>\n            <cite class=\"citation\">\n                Sam Clarke, Chief Vehicle Officer at GRIDSERVE\n            <\/cite>\n        <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the resources required to be successful with the written application process are very different from the presentation skills needed at selection stage, he concludes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n<blockquote class=\"cpc-quote has-white-background-color standard\">\n        <div>\n        <div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe competition format is well articulated as regards the gate posts and the stages that you&#8217;ve got to go through, but there&#8217;s nuance to all of that. So, I needed the support of experienced people with good knowledge and bid-writing skills\u00a0initially, backed up by a team able to present the same detail later and deliver the vision in front of a panel of assessors. 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