The UK government has launched a £200 million investigation into the future of its road freight. Over a three-year period, it will look to understand economic advantages of both hydrogen and electric trucks, as well as the infrastructure required to decarbonize a sector that is responsible for around 5% of the country’s total carbon emissions. Starting later this year, the program will run over three years, supporting the UK government’s ambitions of ensuring that all new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) sold in the UK run with zero emissions by 2040. With an average truck having a lifespan of just under seven years, it would also be a significant contributor to the country’s plans of reaching a nationwide net zero emissions…