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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

UK has no public electric charger or hydrogen refilling station solely for HGVs

A fully electric heavy goods vehicle
Lorries are far behind the car industry in commercialising electric technology. Photograph: Adam Gasson/PA

The UK does not have a single public electric charger or hydrogen refilling station dedicated to lorries, with fewer than 12 years until the first ban on diesel engines comes into force, according to the automotive industry’s lobby group.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said the government must urgently set out a strategy to help the sector to decarbonise or risk missing the target to stop the sale of fossil fuel trucks by 2040.

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