Overcoming key barriers to decarbonizing the transportation sector, a complex and rapidly evolving landscape, requires a range of collaborative solutions. Decarbonizing trucking fleets in particular, a shared priority for many MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) member companies, is one critical step forward. Through ongoing collaborations, MCSC researchers and industry representatives have been exploring how to accelerate the deployment of electrified trucking fleets – addressing the challenges and presenting opportunities to overcome them. These conversations have highlighted the potential of pooled investment and shared use of charging infrastructure as a powerful strategy to support this transition.

A new white paper co-authored by Danika Eamer, MCSC Impact Fellow; Henrik Holland, Global Head of Prologis Mobility at Prologis; and Dan Schnell, Strategy Manager at Accenture; and with shipper perspectives from Rob Moen, Freight Sourcing Director at Cargill; builds on these discussions and explores stakeholder perspectives across the trucking industry to better understand this promising path forward and identify practical next steps. The white paper, entitled Shared Electric Vehicle Charging Networks: A Flexible Approach to Support Deployment of Zero Emission Fleets, illustrates the economic and functional benefits of pooling infrastructure investment and calls for the establishment of an industry consortium that is dedicated to facilitating the planning and deployment of pooled charging infrastructure.

Para leer más ingrese a:

https://impactclimate.mit.edu/2025/06/16/addressing-barriers-to-electrified-trucking-fleets/