On May 12th the UK Government announced it will release over £200 million in funding for a major zero-emission road freight demonstrator programme. An open-call competition will be launched for manufacturers, energy providers and fleet and infrastructure operators to showcase their green technology on UK roads. This will begin with demonstrations of battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell HGVs. The government announcement can be viewed HERE.
The three-year comparative programme will begin later this year to help decarbonise the UK’s freight industry with initial competitions for battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell technology launching shortly. The announcement expands the Department for Transport’s successful £20 million zero-emission road freight trials which ran last year, delivered by Innovate UK.
Westminster hopes the coming demonstrations will help gather evidence on the future refuelling and recharging infrastructure needed to drive the smooth transition to a zero-emission freight sector.
