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Logistics UK calls for more as new charging and refuelling infrastructure announced
The Department for Transport and Innovate UK held a Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme progress summit on 6 March.
At the event attended by Logistics UK, Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood MP, unveiled a map of 54 planned infrastructure locations funded through the ZEHID programme.
The charging and refuelling infrastructure will be located across the UK at city hubs, depots and motorway service areas. The sites are subject to planning, so exact locations are to be confirmed.
Logistics UK has welcomed the announcement but has called for urgent support for the use and production of low carbon fuels to reduce carbon emissions in the interim, whilst zero tailpipe emission technologies develop and become more commercially viable. A recording of the event can be accessed here.
Logistics UK Deputy Director - Policy Michelle Gardner explains more: “Logistics UK members are fully committed to decarbonising, and many are already trialling or have adopted alternative fuels and technologies to help achieve net zero. The industry is technology neutral in its approach and will adopt any solution that is operationally and commercially viable.
"However, significant barriers remain on the journey to net zero for all transport modes, and it must be recognised that it will take considerable time for zero emission technologies to be fully adopted and integrated into the logistics system.
"While the new charging and refuelling hubs for HGVs are welcome, infrastructure will be needed at scale to keep our industry and the goods we deliver moving across the country and around the world.
“Given this, urgent support must be given to the use and production of low carbon fuels (LCFs) across logistics transport. While the long-term goal is zero emission technologies, LCFs can play a key role in the interim.
"Fuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) can be used in diesel engines without any modifications meaning the industry could effectively reduce carbon emissions by 80% overnight.”
Published On: 13/03/2025 15:00:00
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