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Good read this morning coming out from the folks North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and executive director and industry thought leader Mike Roeth. Specifically, setting the record straight on what #HDEV is and isn't in today's world. This quote captures a significant hurdle I see daily when talking to transportation and supply chain leaders about heavy-duty electric and alternative applications - a lack of understanding on "how" to apply alternative / net-zero transportation solutions in an efficient, cost-effective, way: "BEVs are not going to work in every application at this point in their development, so let’s stop worrying about the square peg in the round hole. Rather let’s continue to explore applications, duty cycles and use cases where BEVs do fit and let’s learn as much as we can about the best way to deploy them in those applications in larger numbers." And again.... "An open mind and realistic expectations about BEVs are what’s needed now. BEVs are not the holy grail, however, they are another tool for fleets to leverage to improve their operations." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My take: This could not be more correct, and at the very least, companies should be taking the first step to evaluate their networks to identify no regret opportunities where you can deploy HDBEVs at savings / parity to current costs with limited to no change to their operating model. This is the basis to learn, educate, and experiment with a technology that could be a competitive advantage for shippers, carriers, and fleets over the next decade and beyond. Happy Thursday all, get after it! #transportationandlogistics #netzeroemissions #electrictrucks #sustainability #sustainableshipping #bevs #innovationinlogistics #supplychaintrends #electricvehicles
Management Consultant at Accenture
6moLove it, Les. Nuance is crucial at this stage with HDEVs, not an “all or nothing” approach. But still opportunity out there