Smart Freight Centre and PragmaCharge Launch Iberia Zero-Emission Road Freight Consortium
Valencia, Spain – March 23, 2026 – Smart Freight Centre (SFC) and PragmaCharge announce the launch of the Iberia Zero-Emission Road Freight Consortium, an initiative designed to accelerate the electrification of heavy-duty road freight across Spain and Portugal.
Road freight is a critical backbone of the Iberian economy, supporting industrial activity, ports, and cross-border trade, while also representing a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. The new consortium is bringing together global shippers, logistics service providers, carriers, and industry solution providers to collaborate on the deployment of battery-electric trucks (BETs) and charging infrastructure at scale Iberia
Building on SFC and PragmaCharge’s ongoing work in Europe, including the Poland–Germany Zero-Emission Freight Corridor, the initiative applies a proven, data-driven approach to identify and prioritize freight flows that are suitable for electrification. In Poland, aggregated shipment data is being used to develop comprehensive electrification plans covering hundreds of millions of kilometers of annual trucking activity, demonstrating the potential for significant emissions reductions at scale.
The Iberia consortium will use anonymized shipment data from participating companies to develop a coordinated fleet electrification plan, aligning freight demand with charging infrastructure deployment and enabling more efficient and cost-effective operations for carriers. By aggregating demand across multiple shippers and creating shared access to charging infrastructure, the initiative will reduce upfront costs, improve vehicle utilization, and support the development of scalable, commercially viable electric trucking solutions.
PragmaCharge will provide end-to-end fleet electrification and charging solutions, including electric truck renting with associated repair and maintenance direct from OEMs, access to PragmaCharge’s charging network, and a software platform to that maximizes e-truck deployment at or better than diesel Total Cost of Ownership. Its integrated electric-Trucking-as-a-Service (eTaaS) and Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) models are designed to lower barriers to entry for carriers and accelerate the transition to zero-emission fleets.
Through this collaborative, corridor-based approach, the consortium unloacks a scalable pipeline of zero-emission freight deployments across Iberia, supporting national climate and energy objectives while strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of the Iberian logistics sector.
Organizations across the freight ecosystem are invited to join the Iberia Zero-Emission Road Freight Consortium and contribute to the next phase of zero-emission freight deployment in the region.
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