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Trucking Data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The project collects data from over 60,000 electric trucks in China and California to analyze their real-world performance, costs, and decarbonization impacts. The results highlight opportunities for optimizing electric fleets to reduce emissions and improve efficiency.
“Trucking Data” analyzed one year of data from 61,598 electric trucks operating in China and California between 2020 and 2021. The goal was to assess real-world performance, operating costs, and the effects on decarbonization in the freight transportation sector. The collected data included information on energy consumption, mileage, charging times, and geographic distribution of operations.
The results revealed that although electric trucks offer advantages in terms of emission reduction compared to internal combustion vehicles, there are still significant opportunities to improve operational efficiency. These findings suggest that to accelerate the transition to a fully electric freight transport system, an integrated approach is needed, which includes optimizing operations, expanding charging infrastructure, and adopting advanced fleet management technologies.
Therefore, Trucking Data provides an empirical basis to inform public policies and business strategies aimed at promoting sustainability in the freight transportation sector.
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