FOREWORD A long road lies ahead for uptake of e-vehicles in supply chain
A lack of infrastructure around electric vehicles , as well as high cost of purchase and maintenance , means supply has an awful long way to go on sustainable transport
“ So much needs to be done between now and 2050 if meaningful progress is to be made on decarbonising our roads ”
In this issue we look at how the logistics industry is progressing with making the switch from using vehicles powered by fossil fuels to those that run on renewable energy . The answer is , very slowly .
This glacial uptake rate can be no surprise . The cost of a new electric truck is around US $ 100,000 more than its diesel counterpart . Maintenance costs are higher too , because replacement batteries can also run into tens of thousands of dollars .
Plus , there remains a chronic lack of renewable-fuel infrastructure , around both battery-powered vehicles and those designed to run on green hydrogen .
But with a ban on the sale of certain diesel vehicles just a decade away - and a blanket ban on all diesel engines also looming - so much needs to be done between now and 2050 if meaningful progress is to be made on decarbonising our roads .
Like so much of today ’ s seismic changes to the way business is conducted , a lot will depend on cooperation and collaboration - between companies , and also between companies and governments .
Progress here really can ’ t begin soon enough .
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