ChinaZeroEmissionFreightStatusReport2023©SmartFreightCentreChina,2024Suggestedcitation:[SmartFreightCentreChina].[ChinaZeroEmissionFreightStatusReport2023].2024.Thispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpartinanyformforeducationalornon-profitpurposeswithoutspecialpermissionfromthecopyrightholder,providedacknowledgmentofthesourceismade.SmartFreightCentreChinawouldappreciatereceivingacopyofanypublicationthatusesChinaZeroEmissionFreightStatusReport2023asasource.Nouseofthispublicationmaybemadeforresaleorforanyothercommercialpurposewhatsoever,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromSmartFreightCentreChina.DisclaimerTheviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseofSmartFreightCentreChinaandstaff,consultantsandmanagement,anddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsoftheBoardofTrusteesofSmartFreightCentreChina.SmartFreightCentreChinadoesnotguaranteetheaccuracyofthedataincludedinthispublicationanddoesnotacceptresponsibilityforconsequenceoftheiruse.ThisreportcontainsinformationandcasestudiesfromChinathataimtoprovideafaithfulandcomprehensivedepictionofzero-emissionroadfreighttransportationinthatcountry.Becauseofthis,thereportadherestoChineseacademicwritingstyles,whichmeansthatsomeoftermsandconceptsmaydifferfromthoseusedintheU.S.,Europe,andothermarkets.Pleaserefertoexplanationsprovidedthroughoutthereportforclarification.Duetoourcurrentresearchfocus,thisreportprovidesananalysisofthepresentstateofroadfreighttransportinChina.Goingforward,futurereportswillcontinuetotrackthestatusofChina’sroadfreighttransportonanannualbasisandincluderesearchonshippingandairtransportatasuitabletime.AcknowledgementsThisreportwasorganizedandwrittenbyCalthaChenofSmartFreightCentreChina.AboutSmartFreightCentreChinaSmartFreightCentreChina’svisionisanefficientandzeroemissiongloballogisticssector.SmartFreightCentreChina’smissionistocollaboratewiththeorganization’sglobalpartnerstoquantifyimpacts,identifysolutions,andpropagatelogisticsdecarbonizationstrategies.SmartFreightCentreChina’sgoalistoguidetheChinalogisticsindustryintrackingandreducingtheindustry’sgreenhousegasemissionstoreachzeroemissionsby2050orearlier,consistentwitha1.5°Cfuture.AboutZeroEmissionFreightInitiativeSupportedbyEnergyFoundation,ZEFIisanon-profit,voluntarypartnershipthatalignsresearchinstitutions,OEMs,keyequipmentandpartsproductionandsuppliers,energyproductionandsuppliers,shippers,logisticsandtransportationcompanies,industryassociationsandotherrelevantstakeholders.ThevisionforZEFIistoacceleratetheadoptionofzeroemissiontrucksandrelatedfreightefficiencysolutionsinChinabyenabling1)Collaborationbetweenkeystakeholders;2)Supportivepolicies,programs,andstrategies;and3)ConsensusbuildingamongstakeholderonZEFVpathwaysforChina.ThesecretariatofZEFIissetinSmartFreightCentreChina.Gotohttps://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/our-programs/zero-emission-freight-initiative/tolearnmoreaboutZEFI.ContactSmartFreightCentreChina909,BuildingE,ULOParkP.O.100215,ChaoyangDistrict,BeijingChinaTeloffice:010-84766376https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/smart-freight-centre-china-sfcc/infochina@smartfreightcentre.orgContents1Background,PurposeandScope............................................................................................................12AnOverviewofChina’sFreightIndustryandZero-EmissionFreightVehicles.......................23Zero-EmissionTruckRelatedPolicies..........