ALICE Electrification Community

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  Motivation, scope, focus areas, activities, value and engagement

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  1.  WHAT MEMBERS GAIN

  • Faster, lower-risk decision making: members should be able to understand what works, where barriers remain, who to work with, and which solutions are becoming usable in Europe.
  • Practical insight on viable use cases, charging models, digitalization, and TCO drivers.
  • Gain visibility of major in-person or online events, initiatives and networking opportunities connected to electrification.
  • Early access to lessons learned and key outputs from ALICE-linked projects and demonstrations.
  • A clearer view of EU policy, funding opportunities, European initiatives and market developments that can change business cases and timing.
  • An environment where they can exchange experiences, co-develop solutions and support each other in real-world deployments.
  • Connect with the right partners across logistics, infrastructure, energy, technology, and research organizations.
  • Help shape future work and research by feeding barriers, needs, and use cases back into ALICE project ecosystems.

   

  2. What the community covers

  The Electrification Community will gather and share information and best practices across five innovation areas. Together, these pillars help members connect project knowledge with practical deployment decisions.

  1. Vehicles
     Electric vehicles, whether battery-electric or fuel-cell-based, have different capabilities than diesel trucks. Deployment therefore requires a system approach. The community will draw lessons from ALICE-linked flagship projects and facilitate member feedback back into those projects.
  2. Tools and services
     Routing, dispatching, charging-slot booking, and related digital services need to be newly established or adapted to accommodate electrification. The community will connect lessons from projects with relevant industry initiatives and operational practice.
  3. Infrastructure
     The community will follow innovation in charging and hydrogen infrastructure, grid capacity mapping, TEN-E developments, and relevant initiatives such as the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative. It will also explore infrastructure sharing between logistics partners.
  4. Logistics operation
     Electrification changes how logistics is planned and executed. The community will focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), viable use cases, new business models and how operating models, planning, and network design may need to change.
  5. Legislation
     Through the ALICE network, members will gain a clearer view of the policy files that matter most for deployment. The community will help identify which regulatory developments act as enablers and where members may need common positions or practical guidance.

  How the community will work

  • Curated briefings from ALICE projects, demonstrations, and market developments.

  • Focused webinars and in-person exchanges around concrete use cases.

  • Structured collection of member needs, barriers, and no-regret actions.

  • Connections between members, project partners, and solution providers where collaboration can unlock progress.

   

  Member-driven activities! The activities and initiatives of the community will be tailored to members’ feedback collected through the Electrification Community survey. This will help prioritize the topics, formats, barriers, and stakeholder exchanges that members find most useful.

   

  3. Who the community should create value for

  ALICE’s network includes a wide mix of stakeholders, covering the whole truck charging ecosystem. That mix is a strength and can leveraged to achieve the holistic approach needed to bring electrification into practice.

  Member group	Typical need	Community value
  Shippers and freight buyers	Understand credible transition pathways, partner requirements, procurement implications, and what to ask from carriers and charging providers.	Europe-relevant guidance, peer cases, policy intelligence, and access to trusted partners and solution options.
  LSPs, carriers, and fleet operators	Reduce uncertainty around use-case suitability, charging strategy, routing, operational redesign, TCO, and phased deployment.	Practical lessons from projects and peers, structured barrier sharing, solution matchmaking, and visibility on emerging tools and infrastructure models.
  OEMs, CPOs, energy and tech providers	Need better demand signals, access to end-user pain points, and feedback on barriers to uptake.	A pre-competitive forum to hear real operational needs, validate assumptions, and connect with potential adopters and demonstrators.
  Ports, hubs, terminals, depots, cities and corridor actors	Need coordination on power, charging access, traffic patterns, shared infrastructure, and hub design.	A space to link freight demand, infrastructure planning, policy context, and operational realities across the value chain.
  Research, innovation, and project partners	Need exploitation routes and direct feedback from the market.	A channel to move from project output to adoption by exposing solutions to ALICE members and capturing barriers early.
  Associations, clusters and public bodies	Need evidence on market readiness, obstacles, and where policy or funding can unlock scale.	A structured view of real barriers, implementation conditions, and cross-stakeholder priorities from the field.

   

   

  4. Why ALICE wants to host this community

  • ALICE is an industry-led European Technology Platform focused on research, innovation, and market deployment in logistics and supply chain management. Its mission is to accelerate more efficient, competitive, and sustainable supply chains, and assist the European Commission in the definition of future Research and Innovation Programs.
  • ALICE can act as a platform where projects knowledge, member needs, and European framework conditions are translated into practical action. By fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders aims to build a collaborative ecosystem that addresses the complex challenges of electrification in freight transport. The community serves as a catalyst for identifying actionable solutions, overcoming implementation barriers, and aligning priorities to achieve meaningful progress.

  Why this community matters Electrifying freight road transport helps future-proof logistics by reducing fossil fuel dependency, lowering operational costs, and meeting demands for sustainable business practices. Large-scale electrification is needed to achieve ambitious emission reduction targets set by the European Commission, requiring logistics companies to adapt their operations. Innovations across products and services make a holistic approach essential, and the Electrification Community provides a platform for sharing knowledge and best practices to support this transition. The ALICE Electrification Community is designed to help members act with more clarity, lower risk, and faster learning.
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