DOE/EE-28162024NationalZero-EmissionFreightCorridorStrategyPrioritizinginvestments,planning,anddeploymentformedium-andheavy-dutyvehiclefuelinginfrastructuretoadvancezero-emissionfreightalongournation’scorridors.Kang-Ching(Jean)Chu,KevinGeorgeMiller,AlexSchroeder(JointOfficeofEnergyandTransportation)AlyciaGilde,MichaelLaughlin(U.S.DepartmentofEnergy)March2024(updatedSeptember2024)ii|DriveElectric.govListofAcronymsDOEU.S.DepartmentofEnergyDOTU.S.DepartmentofTransportationEPAU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyEVelectricvehicleMHDVmedium-andheavy-dutyvehicleNHFNNationalHighwayFreightNetworkZEFzero-emissionfreightZE-MHDVzero-emissionmedium-andheavy-dutyvehicleZEVzero-emissionvehicleiii|DriveElectric.govExecutiveSummaryANationalVisionTheUnitedStateshascommittedtodecarbonizingfreighttransportationbyadvancingthedeploymentofcommercialzero-emissionmedium-andheavy-dutyvehicles(ZE-MHDVs)andinfrastructure.Itispursuingthisgoalbyleveraginghistoricfederalandprivateinvestments,policies,andpartnerships.ThroughtheU.S.NationalBlueprintforTransportationDecarbonization1andtheGlobalMemorandumofUnderstandingforZero-EmissionMedium-andHeavy-DutyVehicles,2theUnitedStateshascommittedtoidentifyingviablepathwaysandimplementationactionsthatpromoteatleast30%ZE-MHDVsalesby2030,withagoalof100%by2040.Theseactions,alongwiththeinvestmentslaidoutintheBipartisanInfrastructureLawandInflationReductionAct,putthenationonapathtoadvancingtransportationandinfrastructuresolutionsthatarebetterforfreightmovement,ourcommunities,theenvironment,andtheeconomy.Providingubiquitousandconvenientaccesstoelectricvehicle(EV)chargingandhydrogenrefuelingalongournation’sfreightcorridors,andattruckdepotswithinfreighthubs,iskeytosuccessfullydeployingZE-MHDVs.ConsistentwithitschargeintheBipartisanInfrastructureLaw,3theJointOfficeofEnergyandTransportation(JointOffice),incollaborationwiththeU.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE),DepartmentofTransportation,andtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,hasdevelopedtheNationalZero-EmissionFreightCorridorStrategy(Strategy).TheStrategyguidesinfrastructuredeploymenttomeetgrowingmarketdemands;catalyzepublicandprivateinvestment;andsupportutilityandregulatoryplanningandactionatlocal,state,andregionallevels.ThisStrategylaysoutanall-of-governmentapproachtoaligninginvestmentsandacceleratingsustainableandscalabledeploymentofreliableZE-MHDVinfrastructure.StartingwithFirstSuccessRegionsAcoreobjectiveoftheStrategyistomeetfreighttruckandtechnologymarketswheretheyaretoday,determinewheretheyarelikelytodevelopnext,andsetanambitiouspathwaythatmobilizesactionstoachievedecarbonization.TheStrategyidentifiesthegreatestopportunitiestosupportearlyintroductionofZE-MHDVs,promotingcostsavingsforcommercialfleets,cleanerairforcommunities,andstrategicinvestmentsforinfrastructurecompaniesandelectricutilities.ThiscomprehensiveapproachisintendedtosupportthecommercialZE-MHDVmarket,bothwhereitisgrowingandwhereitcansucceedfirst.TheStrategyincludeszero-emissionfuelsanddiversetruckapplications1TheU.S.NationalBlueprintforTransportationDecarbonization:AJointStrategytoTransformTransportation|DepartmentofEnergy2U.S.SecretaryofEnergyAdvancesAmerica’sCommitmenttoReachingNetZeroGlobalEmissionsandCombattingClimateChangeatCOP27|DepartmentofEnergy3TitleVIIIofdivisionJoftheBipartisanInfrastructureLaw(enactedastheInfrastructureInvestmentandJobsAct)(Pub.L.117...
