USA - Electrification of road transport is one of the key solutions to decarbonise the transport industry.

Although the electrification of heavy-duty road transport is still in an early stage, it’s accelerating in many countries, together with the increasing availability of renewable energy sources.

Ikea's goal is to become climate positive by 2030. As a big transport buyer with more than 2 million shipments per year, Ikea has the responsibility to reduce its emissions and also the opportunity to show the way and speed up the decarbonisation of the transport industry.

At Climate Week NYC, Ikea announced, together with four globally recognised businesses (Unilever, JSW Steel, Maersk and DPD), to commit to EV100+, a new transport leadership commitment to electrify fleets, launched today by the international non-profit organisation The Climate Group.

The five companies have committed to transition their fleet of vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, known as medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs), to zero-emission by 2040 in OECD markets, China and India.