USZero-EmissionRoadFreightinFocus:Policy,Technology,Infrastructure,andMarketOutlook—SFCChinaGlobalZEFVMarketAnalystSeriesJanuary2025USZero-EmissionRoadFreightinFocus:Policy,Technology,Infrastructure,andMarketOutlookSFCChinaGlobalZEFVMarketAnalystSeriesJanuary2025©SmartFreightCentreChina,2025Suggestedcitation:[SmartFreightCentreChina].[USZero-EmissionRoadFreightinFocus:Policy,Technology,Infrastructure,andMarketOutlook——SFCChinaGlobalZEFVMarketAnalystSeries].2025.Thispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpartinanyformforeducationalornon-profitpurposeswithoutspecialpermissionfromthecopyrightholder,providedacknowledgmentofthesourceismade.SmartFreightCentreChinawouldappreciatereceivingacopyofanypublicationthatusesChinaZeroEmissionFreightStatusReport2023asasource.Nouseofthispublicationmaybemadeforresaleorforanyothercommercialpurposewhatsoever,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromSmartFreightCentreChina.DisclaimerTheviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseofSmartFreightCentreChinaandstaff,consultantsandmanagement,anddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsoftheBoardofTrusteesofSmartFreightCentreChina.SmartFreightCentreChinadoesnotguaranteetheaccuracyofthedataincludedinthispublicationanddoesnotacceptresponsibilityforconsequenceoftheiruse.AcknowledgementsThisreportwaswrittenbyFurui(Freda)Yang,thesummervisitingscholarofSmartFreightCentreChinafromJune-August2024.BycollectingandanalyzingrelevantinformationbeforeJuly2024,thereportprovidesacomprehensivepictureofthesituationofU.S.marketforzero-emissionroadfreight,aswellasreferenceinformationforzero-emissionroadfreightstakeholdersinChina.WewouldliketoexpressourspecialthankstoFredaYangforhercontributiontothisreport.Thecompletionofthisreporthasbenefitedfromsupportandassistancefromvarioussources.Wewouldliketoexpresssinceregratitudetoalltheexpertsandscholarswhohaveprovidedvaluableopinionsandsuggestionsforthisresearch.SpecialthanksgototheresearchexpertsfromtheInternationalCouncilonCleanTransportation(ICCT)andBeijingSmartGreenTransportTechnologyCO.,LTD..Theirrichindustryexperienceandprofoundinsightshaveprovidedimportantreferencesforthisreport.Theirprofessionalknowledgeinthefieldsofsustainabledevelopmentandzero-emissiontransportationhasgreatlyenrichedthecontentofthisreport,providingvaluableinsightsforacomprehensiveunderstandingandanalysisofthedevelopmentofzero-emissionfreighttransportationintheUnitedStates.AboutSmartFreightCentreChinaSmartFreightCentreChina’svisionisanefficientandzeroemissiongloballogisticssector.SmartFreightCentreChina’smissionistocollaboratewiththeorganization’sglobalpartnerstoquantifyimpacts,identifysolutions,andpropagatelogisticsdecarbonizationstrategies.SmartFreightCentreChina’sgoalistoguidetheChinalogisticsindustryintrackingandreducingtheindustry’sgreenhousegasemissionstoreachzeroemissionsby2050orearlier,consistentwitha1.5°Cfuture.ContactSmartFreightCentreChina909,BuildingE,ULOParkP.O.100215,ChaoyangDistrict,BeijingChinaTeloffice:010-84766376https://www.smartfreightcentre.org/en/smart-freight-centre-china-sfcc/infochina@smartfreightcentre.orgJanuary20253ContentsAcronymList......................................................................................................................51Zero-EmissionFreightintheUnitedStates:PolicyOverview................................61.Introduction.......................................