Zero Emissions Freight Initiative

What is ZEFI?

The Zero Emission Freight Initiative (ZEFI) supports freight transportation to achieve zero emissions, and promotes China's transportation sector to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.

ZEFI is a non-profit, voluntary partnership that aligns research institutions, OEMs, key equipment and parts production and suppliers, energy production and suppliers, shippers, logistics and transportation companies, industry associations and other relevant stakeholders. They do this in order to join force in accelerating China’s logistics industry transforming towards efficiency and zero emission.

Commercial vehicles are the main body of oil consumption and transportation carbon emissions, and promoting zero emissions of commercial vehicles is of great significance to promote the early realization of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality" in transportation. ZEFI aligns think tanks, research institutions, OEMs, key equipment and parts production and suppliers, energy production and suppliers, cargo owners, logistics and transportation companies, industry associations and other stakeholders to exchange information, building consensus pathways towards zero emissions freight, with a focus on zero emission heavy duty vehicles.

Learn more about ZEFI's through their website (in Chinese)

Vision

ZEFI supports freight transportation to achieve zero emissions, and promotes China's transportation to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.

ZEFI Charter

ZEFI's Charter contains :

  • ZEFI's vision, mission and scope of work
  • Describes how ZEFI drives stakeholders to build, consolidate and strengthen consensus on zero-emission freight transport
  • Introduces the conditions for membership as well as related rights and obligations

Download the ZEFI Charter for more detail here.

ZEFI Events 2025

January

  • ZEFI Deep Dive Report “Fast Energy Replenishment System for Long-Haul Transport: Current Status of Battery Swapping for Heavy-Duty Trucks” Released
  • ZEFI Deep Dive Report “Development of a Fast Energy Replenishment System for Long-Haul Transport: Charging Technology Solutions” Released
  • ZEFI Deep Dive Session on Carbon Accounting and Reporting for Low-Emission Transport Services

February

  • ZEFI Deep Dive Report “Carbon Accounting in Low-Carbon Logistics Solutions” Released

March

  • ZEFI Deep Dive Session on Analysis of Progress and Promotion Pathways in the Application of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Trucks

May

  • ZEFI Annual Report “China Zero Emission Freight Status Report 2024” Released
  • ZEFI Annual Summit
  • ZEFI Deep Dive Report "Analysis of Progress and Promotion Pathways in the Application of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Trucks" Released

How can you get involved?

Multinational companies that are interested in joining the Zero Emission Freight Initiative can contact the ZEFI secretariat: boyong.wang@smartfreightcentre.org, +86 18612228406

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