One of the clean freight transportation industry's key annual reports has been released for 2025.
You can read last year's report here.
Download the 2025 State of Sustainable Fleets Report here.
Clean Trucking spoke with its key author, Nate Springer on the sidelines of the 2025 ACT Expo to learn more about the events that have shaped the current trends, successes, and pitfalls in this industry.
The report is designed to help navigate fleet operators through this new period of technological transformation and regulatory changes.
A lot has certainly changed since last year, notably a new administration in the White House which, together with the Department of Transportation and the EPA, very quickly began a policy of deregulation in this sector as well as rolling back the previous administration's green technology expansion policies and funding.
How has the industry reacted and what adaptive steps is it taking? The report is very detailed but here are some of its key takeaways:
- POLICY AND FUNDING: Federal Policy Priorities Shift to Conventional Fuels. States Lead ZEV Charge.
- DIESEL VEHICLES: Renewable diesel supply and uptake grows. Fleet leaders capture efficiency gains.
- NATURAL GAS VEHICLES: Cummins' X15N 15-liter natural gas engine sales begin amid steady vehicle sales. Low CNG prices hold steady, though savings erode, and tax questions arise.
- BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Federal BEV support pulls back while EV sales rise, new infrastructure solutions emerge.
- HYDROGEN VEHICLES: Crucial federal hydrogen R&D support is in question while tractor and bus sales rise. New modular infrastructure emerges.
"Ultimately, this year reflected a mix of new achievements and uncertainties — an evolving landscape defined by both progress and the complexities of building markets for new technologies. While the road ahead will not be smooth, the broader outlook remains that clean vehicle technologies are set to play an increasingly vital role in fleet management," the report concludes. "Research for this year’s Market Brief indicates that fleet managers will need to remain agile, balancing regulatory compliance, cost-effectiveness, and operational feasibility across a diverse and evolving clean technology landscape."
