Fleet

About 75% of you will buy something online this year, which translates into 1.6 billion parcels delivered to Canadians each year, and 58 million packages per day in the US. How are innovative delivery companies tackling the emissions from this final mile? Listen to industry leaders share what they’re learning about real-life technology choices, costs and business cases, and how to operate and optimize to get their drivers in zero emission vehicles to bring goods to our stores, businesses and home.

How do we know where to place chargers along highway and city freight routes to supply the trucks that need them, and maximize the utilization of these assets to make the economics click for site hosts? In this presentation, Uber Freight will share the insights they have gleaned from analyzing the traffic on their platform, looking at geographic routes and cities that are most feasible for electrification (yes, even long-haul), and mapping optimal locations for chargers. See how more transparent data sharing and coordinated efforts will make the most of the opportunity to plan for this massive disruption to the shipping of goods across North America.

While the industry buzz often focuses on the challenges of long-haul electrification, our expert panelists zero in on the immediate, impactful use cases for electric heavy-duty vehicles that are already revolutionizing short and medium-distance logistics. Learn how these innovative organizations are electrifying the Class 8 giants and putting them to work today.