TFL promises progress on tool to identify eHGV charging opportunities in London ‘soon’

The latest version of Transport for London’s  (TfL’s) Corporate Environment Plan, published  this month, highlighted progress on making the capital’s own fleet, and that of its public transport operators, zero carbon. It highlighted a private wire scheme for an urban transport network that will connect it directly to new solar installation. It also highlighted that a third of the capital’s bus fleet - more than 3,000 buses – are now zero emission at the tailpipe and promised that “for all other vehicles – such as our Dial-a-Ride fleet, Woolwich Ferry and heavy road vehicles – we will agree funding and a timeline for them to become zero-emission at tailpipe”. 

In October last year TFL published an update on infrastructure for electric vehicles (London’s electric vehicle infrastructure strategy – 2025 update). It promised that, “to support the deployment of electric HGVs, we will make sure appropriate data is available to identify locations suitable for charge point provision that align with strategic freight routes, driver rest stops and service stations, by the end of this year. This may include working collaboratively with industry partners to incorporate other data and existing tools to map suitable sites for charge point developments, as well as data and tools provided by TfL, where appropriate.” 

A TFL spokesperson said work on the tool to flag opportunity areas was still under way: “We are exploring how we can support HGV electrification, including developing a tool to identify areas with the highest potential for HGV charging infrastructure, but our work is still ongoing at this point.”

FCZ understands that the work could be shared with industry before the end of the year.