While the narrative around vehicle electrification usually focuses on passenger cars and light-duty trucks, commercial and industrial transport actually make up 55% of the sector’s global carbon emissions. We have the technology today to significantly reduce that contribution.

Construction and agriculture equipment. Last-mile delivery vehicles. Freight and mass transit. Marine and aerospace. These commercial and industrial vehicles, long powered by combustion engines, have viable electric alternatives that provide the same power with higher efficiency and better control.

According to Matt Boyle, Professor of Practice in Engineering at Newcastle University, smart government policy is the key to unlocking their potential and encouraging their widescale adoption.

“I’m helping companies and governments address the needs in a pincer movement. One of the things you find is that government is an enabler, but not a doer. Industry does, governments enable. We need to pull both levers to solve this problem.”

In this episode of Net Zero Action Heroes, Matt discusses recent advancements in electrification technology, the roles of government and business in building a more sustainable planet, and how recent policies are accelerating vehicle electrification.

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