EROAD is welcoming partial funding from the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) Low Emission Transport Fund to develop a heavy vehicle decarbonisation and recommendation tool.
The tool will help fleet operators understand why they need to address sustainability goals and what actionable steps they could take to save fuel cost and reduce emissions.
EROAD has a real-world telematics and driving behaviour dataset that covers over 50% of the diesel vehicles on NZ roads which includes more than 36,000 heavy vehicles travelling 44 million kilometres per week. The tool will leverage this dataset to generate actionable insights.
An in-depth report will be available to EROAD customers for free for the first year, with a lightweight web version to be made available for use by the wider industry.
An EROAD 2021 sustainability study showed that 42% of fleet operators don’t currently report on sustainability goals; 26% currently feel no pressure to increase sustainability efforts; and 42% are challenged by the associated costs, lack of tangible value and prioritisation.
Transport accounts for 21% of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, and it remains one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonise.
EECA’s Low Emission Transport Fund supports the demonstration and adoption of low emission transport technology, innovation and infrastructure to accelerate the decarbonisation of New Zealand’s transport sector.
EROAD chief executive Steven Newman says his company has a net zero strategy and is focused on helping customers kick start their carbon zero journey.
“The heavy vehicle decarbonisation and recommendation tool plays a vital role in achieving those goals.
“While the electrification of New Zealand’s vehicle fleet is increasing rapidly, low or zero emission vehicle options are still limited for heavy fleets.
“The tool we’re creating will support transport operators to assess all viable options for reducing their heavy vehicle emissions,” Newman says.
