eFREIGHT 2030 partners Kuehne+Nagel and Renault Trucks, together with P&O Ferries, have made transport history – and the headlines – with the first fully-electric HGV carrying freight across the English Channel from Dover to Calais. The Renault Trucks E-Tech T completed the landmark return journey aboard a P&O Ferries hybrid vessel, earning a spot on the front cover of July 31st edition of Commercial Motor.

This milestone demonstrates that clean transport is not a vision for the future, but a reality already operating on one of Europe’s busiest trade routes.

The Channel has been a vital artery of trade for more than a thousand years. Now, with the support of the UK Government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator programme, it has become next stage for a breakthrough moment in zero-emissions logistics.

The successful cross-border journey marks a turning point for sustainable freight. With the whole industry watching, the message is clear: clean transport is ready to deliver.

As the spotlight from Commercial Motor highlights, this isn’t a glimpse of what’s to come. It’s happening now.