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Charging Infrastructure for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Research Report | 16 Dec 2024 | AN-5935
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- Electric Truck (eTruck) charging adoption growth across all regions is steady but slow, due to an inefficient process for establishing charging infrastructure. Lead times for putting chargers in the ground can vary greatly depending on local government and planning permissions, reaching several years.
- Limited eTruck charger adoption in North America is driven by a lack of regulatory pressure and business interest in HD fleet electrification.
- While still the largest market for eTruck chargers, Asia-Pacific’s growth is slightly hampered by interest in Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), which is pushed as a cleaner (but not zero emissions) alternative to diesel with few operational downsides. This option has not had much traction outside of China, but it has grown quickly there in the last 2 to 3 years, and eats into demand for zero-emission vehicles (eTrucks) due to how clean it is.