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About eFREIGHT 2030

eFREIGHT 2030 is a collaboration of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers, data analytics companies, battery manufacturers, energy suppliers, service station operators, finance companies, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and trade associations.

Consortium members including fleet operators Expect Distribution, IJ McGill Transport, Kuehne+Nagel, Maritime Transport, Menzies Distribution, Welch’s Transport, Wincanton, Tarmac and TVS Interfleet; retailer Marks & Spencer; vehicle manufacturers DAF Trucks, Renault Trucks and Scania; software provider Dynamon, charge point manufacturer and eFREIGHT 2030 project lead, Voltempo Group; charging hub owner and operator, Fleete Group; and data and research partner, Energy Systems Catapult. ; TVS Interfleet and Berkeley Coachworks. 

Set up by Voltempo, developers of the British designed and manufactured electric HGV megawatt charging system in July 2022, and chaired by Sir Vince Cable, the consortium seeks to transform the heavy goods vehicle market in the UK, creating a widescale switch from diesel to electric power across the industry by 2030, and entirely electrifying the sector by 2035. 

Key People

Vince Cable

Sir Vince Cable

Chairman
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Michael Boxwell

Group CEO of Voltempo