Truck Electrification Will See Regional Variations In Adoption for US and Canada

Differences in Support, Need and Technology will come together to define how strongly a given state or province will adopt battery electric trucks. NACFE has published a report to provide detailed insights into these differences: High-Potential Regions for Electric Truck Deployments - North American Council for Freight Efficiency

The key findings include: 

• Regions favorable for electric truck deployments are found across the U.S. and Canada.
• The Northern California, Southern California, Texas Triangle, Cascadia (stretching from Portland, Oregon through Seattle and into Vancouver, Canada), Colorado Front Range, Northeast U.S., Greater Toronto Area, and Greater Montreal show particularly high potential.
• Many trucking operations are not confined to individual provinces or states, and as such, fleets should think about electric vehicle deployments at the regional level.
• Policies and incentives to support electric truck adoption vary drastically by region.
• Policymakers and advocates looking to increase adoption of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in their regions should consider which of the framework criteria they can change.
• This analysis identifies the regions with the highest potential for regional haul electric trucks now. As the technology develops further, we expect even more regions to favor electric trucks.
• Fleets should work with policymakers, regulators, utilities, and other stakeholders in their region to collaboratively develop strategies to advance zero-emission trucks.