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Battery Swapping and electric Trucks and eTrailers

by Trailer Dynamics

Long-distance transport and electrification: challenges and opportunities presented by battery swapping infrastructureIntroduction: (Hello Lorena, this is how I would like to start, at least verbally, and emphasize once again why we are doing all this. Schmitz may anticipate the topic, but then you can briefly refer to the previous presentation).The need to decarbonize road freight transportAs we all know, road freight transport is facing fundamental change. In view of rising transport volumes – according to the German Federal Ministry of Transport's transport forecast, freight transport volumes will increase by around a third by 2040 – climate targets cannot be achieved without phasing out diesel in the truck sector. The decarbonization of heavy-duty transport has therefore been given top priority. The European Union, for example, stipulates that CO₂ emissions from newly registered heavy-duty trucks must be reduced b