Tesla Semi among 21 electric vehicles being tracked as part of NACFE’s research on scaling electric trucks at fleet depots. Fort Wayne, Indiana — September 7, 2023 — The trucking industry is making strides in decarbonizing its operations. More fleets are making investments in alternative fueled vehicles, especially battery electric trucks. In an effort to […]

Fort Wayne, Indiana — July 11, 2023 — Two more fleets have joined the eight fleets already signed up for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run on Less – Electric DEPOT (RoL-E DEPOT). Purolator located in Richmond, British Columbia and US Foods in La Mirada, CA, will now participate in the Run […]

April 26, 2023 — Long Beach, California — This fall, 8 fleet depots will take part in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) and RMI’s Run on Less – Electric DEPOT (RoL-E DEPOT), which is focusing on the scaling of electric trucks across a variety of market segments. “We are excited to have […]

As you all know by now, Run on Less – Electric DEPOT is going to be a reality, kicking off this fall with eight fleet depots with 15 or more electric vehicles participating at each depot. We are in the process of selecting the fleet depots that will be in the Run and will let you know […]

Some fleets have been tentative about getting involved with electric vehicles. Others have been pursuing them more enthusiastically. We are working on connecting with some of those fleets as we conduct Run on Less – Electric DEPOT (RoL-E DEPOT) this fall. We are excited to move from mostly looking at the electric trucks — as […]

Fort Wayne, Indiana — January 11, 2023 — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI are pleased to officially announce the launch of Run on Less – Electric DEPOT (RoL-E DEPOT) for this fall. The Run will focus on what is needed for fleets to move from having one or two electric […]

Back in our October newsletter, NACFE announced our intention of holding another Run on Less event in 2023. This one would focus on scaling the deployment of electric trucks and we dubbed it Run on Less – Electric DEPOT. “I have been shocked (in a good way) at the overwhelming response from across the industry,” said […]

In the October 2022 newsletter, NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth unveiled the focus of the Run on Less event for 2023. I am very excited to share that we are in the early planning stages for the next Run on Less event. We want this one to focus on likely the biggest challenge to scaling […]

Fort Wayne, Indiana — June 28, 2022 — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today released the fourth and final market segment report — Electric Trucks Have Arrived: The Use Case For Medium-Duty Box Trucks — based on findings from last year’s Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E) freight efficiency demonstration. The top level […]

New analysis from RMI shows that 65% of medium-duty and 49% of heavy-duty trucks are electrifiable today. Boulder, CO and Toronto, ON — May 9, 2022 — Trucks of all sizes are ripe for electrification, according to a new report that utilizes observed aggregated and anonymized trucking telematics data from Geotab. In Charting the Course […]

Fort Wayne, Indiana — May 5, 2022 — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today released the third of four market segment reports — Electric Trucks Have Arrived: The Use Case For Heavy-Duty Regional Haul Tractors — based on findings from last year’s Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E) freight efficiency demonstration. The […]

Electrifying vans and step vans in Canada and the US would save nearly 5 billion gallons of gasoline each year and avoid 43.5 million tons of CO2 emissions a year. Fort Wayne, Indiana — April 12, 2022 — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and RMI‘s latest research shows that vans and step […]

Orlando, Florida — March 6, 2022 — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today released the first of four market segment reports — Electric Trucks Have Arrived: The Use Case For Terminal Tractors — based on findings from last year’s Run on Less – Electric (RoL-E) freight efficiency demonstration. Read the Report. “We […]

Fort Wayne, Indiana — January 11, 2022 — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today released data proving that four market segments in trucking are ready to go electric. If they do, US and Canadian fleets could eliminate about 100 million metric tons of CO2 emissions. Read the Report. “We expect that this […]

Vice President Harris and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced federal funding for zero-emission trucks. Read about the announcement as well as NACFE’s top blogs of 2021. Read more here.

In today’s monthly newsletter, NACFE Executive Director Mike Roeth outlined plans for releasing reports based on the data collected from Run on Less – Electric: The dust is settling from Run on Less – Electric and we have been out and about, literally around the world, sharing the early insights from the 10 training bootcamps […]

Run on Less– Electric data on 13 electric vehicles shows that it's time for fleets in certain market segments to make the move to EVs.

Run On Less – Electric is close to the finish line. Join us at the Finale Event on Wednesday, September 22 at 11 a.m. EST when NACFE’s Executive Director Mike Roeth and an expert panel will share the real-world results of this three-week electric truck technology study, including the amount of carbon saved if all […]

When NACFE’s Executive Director Mike Roeth sold his house so he could live in his solar-powered camper, the decision stood as a clear symbol of Roeth’s commitment to decarbonizing trucking — a sector responsible for 24% of transportation’s greenhouse gas footprint. Learn more about Mike’s work at NACFE, including his journey spearheading Run On Less […]

NACFE held an Appreciation Reception Tuesday night at the The Cove at Long Beach Convention Center to thank the Run On Less – Electric fleet and OEM teams as well as the sponsors who helped make the event happen. To the Fleets, OEMs, and Sponsors, a heartfelt thanks from the entire NACFE team. We couldn’t have […]

More than a dozen different electric trucks from companies such as Frito-Lay, Anheuser Busch, Penske and DHL will be measured over the next three weeks along their usual delivery routes to tally the amount of carbon they emit. This is a part of Run on Less, a program aimed at measuring efficiency in trucking that is a […]

NACFE hosted an interactive workshop yesterday during ACT Expo in Long Beach, CA to identify key challenges and opportunities related to electric truck deployments. Approximately 240 people joined as we shared our latest insights, including key takeaways from the 10-part Electric Truck Bootcamp and lessons learned from Run on Less – Electric participant site visits this […]

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) is excited to share more details about the 13 Run on Less – Electric (ROL-E) fleets – their trucks, their drivers, their routes and their charging routines. The Story So Far. View photos and all the details about ROL-E Participants here. NACFE will host a press conference […]

We’re down to our last three Electric Truck Bootcamp training sessions. So far, we’ve gotten great feedback on the first seven trainings that have covered the factors that are driving electric truck development, charging EVs, working with utilities, incentives, maintenance/training/safety and financing. If you have not checked out these trainings, we encourage you to do […]

NACFE and Run on Less – Electric recently wrote for the Virgin Unite blog and appreciate its support for the role of electric trucking to reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions. When NACFE, an organization that both Virgin Unite and RMI have supported for many years, decided to focus the 2021 Run on Less trucking demonstration […]

A diverse mix of early-adopting fleets will be joining NACFE on the Run. This fall 13 fleets will take part in the North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s (NACFE) Run on Less – Electric, a real-world demonstration of zero-emissions goods movement.

The trucking industry is beginning its move to an electric future. In order to leverage data from real-world experiences, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) will be conducting Run on Less - Electric (RoL-E), an electric truck technology demonstration in 2021.

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) released its in-depth report on Run on Less Regional, a fuel-economy demonstration that showed how Class 8 tractors — both diesel and CNG — and trailers can use a variety of technologies to achieve the best fuel economy possible in a variety of regional haul applications. Also included are reports on how these duty cycles would work in battery electric truck and hydrogen fuel cell trucks.

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) today released an in-depth report on Run on Less—a first-of-its-kind fuel-efficiency roadshow, demonstrating high miles per gallon using currently available technology.