Three UK electrification companies are leading a new consortium focused on speeding up electric truck adoption across Scotland.
ScotCharge brings together around 50 members from the transport industry. The project’s led by Dynamon, Fleete and VEV – three firms specializing in electric vehicle infrastructure and fleet management.
The consortium’s developing a comprehensive roadmap to electrify Scotland’s 36,500 heavy goods vehicles through coordinated infrastructure planning, fleet management and data analysis.
Transport Scotland’s backing the initiative with £2 million from its HGV Market Readiness Fund. The funding supports the Scottish Government’s push to reach net zero emissions by 2045.
HGVs account for 12% of Scotland’s transport emissions. Electrifying these vehicles is considered essential for cutting the country’s carbon footprint.
Three-Part Strategy
ScotCharge’s taking a multi-pronged approach to create Scotland’s HGV electrification plan.
Dynamon will handle fleet data analysis to identify which routes can be electrified, determine optimal electric vehicles, plan charging infrastructure locations, assess site power needs and calculate total ownership costs.
Fleete will focus on finding suitable charging hub locations and provide design, cost and delivery estimates for these sites.
VEV will lead efforts to identify and develop depot charging opportunities – locations where trucks return to base and can charge overnight.
The three companies will collaborate with fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers and electricity network operators. They’re working toward an initial business case by the end of 2025, with a complete report due in March 2026.
“We’re excited to be building a robust funding model and investment-ready plan that will kickstart the adoption of electric HGVs and the deployment of critical charging infrastructure across Scotland,”
said Marcelo Soares, VP of customer and partnerships for VEV.
“From the smallest of Scottish businesses to the largest multinationals, we’re committed to helping operators build their strategies for a future fleet that is dependable, scalable and supports both operations and wider business goals.”
The project’s attracted strong industry interest, according to Transport Scotland officials.
“The response from the sector has been strong, with high quality consortium projects proposed,”
said Amber Jamieson, HGV decarbonisation team leader at Transport Scotland.
“These business cases will help identify opportunities to leverage private investment alongside public funding, accelerating the transition to zero-emission HGV fleets and supporting infrastructure across Scotland.”
The consortium’s work will help determine how private investment can complement public funding to accelerate Scotland’s transition to electric commercial vehicles.
