rucking is a sector that is hard to decarbonize, and its climate impact is significant: 40 percent of global road transport emissions come from trucking, according to the International Energy Agency.
Due to the much higher gross vehicle weight and annual mileage of trucks compared to cars, their carbon footprint per vehicle is 50 times higher.
Many fleet operators are eagerly waiting for the market introduction of zeroemission trucks, as they pursue net-zero carbon strategies. Moreover, with CO2 taxes rising, alternative powertrains also help reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). Finally, increasing bans of Diesel trucks in urban areas make zeroemission vehicles a mere necessity.
While incumbent OEMs have been sluggish to introduce zero-emission trucks, investors are bullish about electrified commercial vehicles and funding for innovative startups is readily available. The successful launch of new entrants like Lightning eMotors and Lion Electric demonstrates this.
For a breakthrough of battery electric trucks, two things are crucial: sufficient range and charging speed to reach the required daily distances, as well as economic competitiveness to conventional trucks. In the end, vehicle operators will choose whichever vehicle fulfills their requirements and has the lowest TCO.
We have investigated the U.S. market regarding vehicle deployment, model availability, major players, applications, and technologies. Are battery electric trucks the universal solution for decarbonization of the trucking sector? Will
they do the job?
Steffen Stumpp (1970) joined the Berylls Group in October 2020 as Head of Business Unit Commercial Vehicles. At this point, he already looked back on extensive professional and leadership experience in the commercial vehicle industry. Stumpp started his career in an OEM and went through different roles in research, marketing, product planning and after-sales service. When he switched to the automotive supplier industry, he took over the responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing of a medium-sized tier 1 supplier. After another step as head of sales he decided to join Berylls, where he is now responsible for the commercial vehicle business.
Stumpp is a graduate engineer and has studied industrial engineering at the KIT in Karlsruhe and the Technical University of Berlin with focus on logistics.
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