Webinar Thursday 28 June - Electric Trucks and Delivery Vans

Webinar Title: Electric Trucks and Delivery Vans

Date: Thursday 28 June 2018

Presenter: Dr Lorenzo Grande, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

 

 

Commercial vehicles are responsible for up to 37% of CO2 emissions in the transportation sector in the EU, and as most of them rely on diesel engines to deliver good across the globe, it is clear that this industry needs to be renovated from within. A couple of years ago, the German company DHL was unable to purchase electric delivery vans from any of the major OEMs, and for this reason they decided to manufacture their own. Others have resorted to retrofitting, and automotive giants are now waking up to the call of an industry that demands lower total cost of ownership, lower emissions, and more autonomous driving features.

 

Trucks and vans are poised to experience higher market penetration rates than passenger cars, thanks to the fact that they are driven for long hours every day and that fleet managers are worried about rising maintenance and operating costs, which electric powertrains can reduce. At the same time, more stringent emissions regulation means that delivery vans that have flourished under the new e-commerce economy, will not be able to enter city centres anymore. How will tech companies react to that?

 

In this webinar by IDTechEx, Senior Technology Dr Lorenzo Grande will be giving an overview of the transportation sector from a global perspective, its current challenges and the opportunities that are available in the budding EV supply chain. The role of Li-ion batteries and fuel cells will be investigated for long-haul transport, as well as the advantages of features like vehicle platooning.

 

This webinar covers content from the new IDTechEx report Electric Trucks and Delivery Vans 2018-2028: Light Duty, Medium Duty, Heavy Duty.

 

 

Date: Thursday 28 June 2018

Duration: 55 minutes

 

9:00am (GMT+8) Singapore, Taipei, Beijing

9:00am (GMT+8) Australian Western Standard Time

10:00am (GMT+9) Tokyo, Seoul

10:30am (GMT+9.30) Australian Central Time

11:00am (GMT+10) Australian Eastern Time

1:00pm (GMT+12) Auckland, New Zealand

 

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