Road2.0 is Accelerating Commercial Electric Vehicle Uptake
At COP28, the UAE Alliance for Climate Action launched Road2.0, a commercial transport decarbonization initiative that aims to increase the uptake of commercial zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the UAE, accelerating the transition to green transport alternatives through early and tangible actions from organizations across the UAE ecosystem.
The initiative currently focuses on electric vehicles (EVs) for commercial road transport as the technology is mature, EV emission reduction potential has high impact, it’s becoming cost competitive and it’s operationally viable.
In Road2.0’s first year of operation, Road2.0 signatories put 90 Commercial EVs on UAE roads. To achieve scale and real change, UACA is calling on any organization committed to commercial transport decarbonization to get in touch and support the movement.
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- 1. Operational Certainty: Signatories will test new technologies before scaling up, accelerating learning by sharing insights and enabling solutions together.
- 2. Shared Learning & Expertise:– Signatories lead working groups to drive action to reduce emissions from existing fleet and support in enabling EV adoption, sharing insights, experiences, and knowledge, whilst fostering a collaborative approach. Signatories work together to support the uptake of EVs in their fleets.
- 3. Sharing Insights to Support Change: Signatories continue to develop data-driven insights from their pilots through one unified voice to support the adoption of Zero Emission Vehicles at Emirate and Federal level.
- 4. UAE Commercial Transport Ecosystem Activation: Promotes collaboration across the EV value chain between Original Equipment Manufacturers, Leasing Companies, Third Party Logistics providers and Charging Infrastructure providers to overcome industry challenges and fast track the transition to Commercial Zero Emission Vehicles.
Implement EV pilot projects and update procurement guidelines to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles.
Achieve a 30% decarbonization of your organization’s UAE's road transport fleet, excluding heavy-duty vehicles – meaning 30% of the fleet is made up of Zero Emission Vehicles.
Achieve 100% decarbonization of your organization’s UAE's road transport fleet – meaning 100% of the fleet is made up of Zero Emission Vehicles.
