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Interestingly, the "large-haul trucks" seem to be excluded from the deal (it is discussed separately.) [1] I would say that the _very last mile_ of delivery (e
by phtrivier 4y ago
Interestingly, the "large-haul trucks" seem to be excluded from the deal (it is discussed separately.) [1]
I would say that the _very last mile_ of delivery (especially inside city centers) is properly covered by EVs (French Postal Service is claiming to have "the largest fleet of EVs in the world" [2].) Those vehicles have predictable routes, reasonnable usage hours, and a relatively small radius of travel; a battery of 100km or range, recharged at night, seems like a good fit.
It's of course _much_ trickier for the kind of trucks that cross over Europe to ship veggies. I would not be surprised if those get to use fossil fuels a bit longer (maybe with higher efficiency requirements, higher proportion of plant-based fuels, incentives to go for H2 even if it does not make _complete_ environement sense, etc...)
[1] https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/interdiction-du-moteur-thermique-en-2035-quid-des-motos-et-des-camions-20220610_MBBBJCFC5NH3JJY2LCVPISYU2E/#:~:text=Union%20europ%C3%A9enne-,Interdiction%20du%20moteur%20thermique%20en%202035,des%20motos%20et%20des%20camions%3F&text=Le%20texte%20vot%C3%A9%20ce%20mercredi,dans%20dans%20un%20second%20temps https://www.liberation.fr/economie/transports/interdiction-d....
[2] https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/04/08/la-poste-numero-un-mondial-des-flottes-branchees_5447176_3234.html https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/04/08/la-poste-...