Fuel Transport’s short-haul electric vehicle pilot with consumer products giant Kenvue Canada yielded savings on diesel of nearly 45%, a company executive told Trucking Dive. The logistics transportation company in January deployed an electric truck for a short-haul, multi-stop route in the greater Toronto area for Kenvue, maker of personal care products including Aveeno, Listerine and Neutrogena. Now more than five months since the launch, Fuel VP of Operations Peter Perrella, said in an email the evaluation has gone well and could expand into other markets including the U.S. “We’re always open to working with partners that are exploring more sustainable transportation models and looking at how those solutions can function operationally inside real supply chains,” Perrella said. However, right now the focus is to learn as much as possible about how the EV truck performs in an urban environment. While recent volatility in diesel prices has companies exploring ways to reduce fuel costs, Perrella noted its pilot with Kenvue is less about benchmarking short-term cost savings and more about understanding long-term viability of EV trucks. Use of an EV truck on the Toronto test route resulted in a 44.7% savings on diesel, Perrella said. “Fuel prices are only one piece of the equation,” he said. “We’re evaluating the broader operational realities around charging integration, route planning, utilization, infrastructure requirements, maintenance considerations, and overall service reliability.” Because the pilot is still active within a live network, Fuel is focused on gathering more operational data over time, Perrella said. The pilot will run through December. Toronto offered the right test setting Electric truck deployment and installation of heavy duty charging ports has progressed across the U.S. and Canada. A study released in December by FPInnovations in collaboration with Transport Canada examined a 12-month deployment of Class 8 battery electric trucks in