ARENA engaged 91影视 to develop Australia’s first national blueprint for battery-electric freight transition. It outlines energy needs, infrastructure gaps, operational challenges, and policy considerations across urban, intrastate, and interstate freight.
Can Australia power an all-electric freight fleet?
Australia鈥檚 road freight industry is an economic powerhouse, . Road freight accounts for over 80% of freight emissions and around one-third of Australia鈥檚 total transport emissions, equivalent to 36 million tonnes of CO鈧� annually. As freight is expected to , electrifying this sector is essential to meeting our national climate goals.
, reports on a comprehensive assessment of transitioning vehicles operating in the freight sector across all use cases, from small urban delivery vans to large interstate trucks. It considers the feasibility against Australia鈥檚 current and future power supply (generation, transmission and distribution). It examines operational models, vehicles, use cases, timelines, infrastructure requirements, barriers, benchmarks and market trends. It provides the sector with confidence in Australia鈥檚 readiness to electrify all road freight.
Services
Our full spectrum of services included:
- Market Research and Analysis聽
- Data Analytics and Visualisation聽聽
- Stakeholder Engagement聽聽
- Transport Planning and Modelling聽
- Energy Supply and Demand Modelling聽
- Policy and Regulatory Measures聽
How did we assess freight sector readiness?
We developed a bespoke Power BI dashboard that provided comprehensive insights into the freight industry and vehicle movements.
We developed an innovative methodology using a range of data sources, information, and analytical techniques to pioneer the quantification of energy demands that converted current fuel usage into kilowatts and gigawatts. This innovative approach enabled the mapping of a network of required charging locations across Australia against delivery stages, and the creation of a phased implementation plan. This mapping of charging requirements allowed us to determine energy infrastructure needs against the existing power supply networks.
We analysed energy requirements against future forecasts at state and national levels, identifying gaps between power supply infrastructure and transport needs; a first-of-its-kind solution to align energy and transport systems.
What did the Electrifying Road Freight Report find?
There is a strong opportunity to undertake a wide-scale and targeted program to electrify Australia鈥檚 road freight sector. However, a wide cross-sector of government agencies will need to be engaged with and directed to target road freight electrification as a key priority.
The report鈥檚 key takeaways?
Prepared by 91影视
ARENA鈥檚 Electrifying Road Freight Report