ACTION PLAN
2024-2025
Our strategic goal
Strengthening and amplifying political momentum on ZEVs
The ZEV transition must continue to go further and faster if we are to achieve our Paris goals and realize the additional air quality, jobs and growth, and cost savings benefits offered by a swift transition to ZEVs.
The ZEVTC will focus its work in 2024 and 2025 on the following subjects. In work for each of these areas, we will collaborate with other initiatives within the Road Transport Breakthrough.
Battery Supply Chains
The Council will identify best practices, share knowledge, and explore opportunities for further international collaboration on responsible, cost-effective development of critical materials to power the ZEV transition in ZEVTC governments without jeopardizing energy security. The scope will cover the availability of critical materials in ZEVTC jurisdictions and partner countries in the coming decades and how abundant elements available in these countries can contribute to building a responsible and affordable supply chain to deliver a Paris-aligned transition. This priority area would promote connections between the Council and other leading international initiatives working on responsible battery supply chains, including efforts to advance the adoption and implementation of international standards to protect labor and environmental protections and community stakeholder engagement across critical material supply chains.
Infrastructure
Building on our progress in 2022 and 2023, the Council will continue to work together to share knowledge on critical topics related to ZEV charging infrastructure. The Council will convene ZEVTC governments, external experts, and industry leaders through the Charging Infrastructure Taskforce to exchange on best practices and opportunities to ensure infrastructure deployment matches the pace of ZEV uptake. Topics for expert exchange will be selected to address critical charging deployment issues in member jurisdictions. For 2024, the Secretariat will also develop a Global ZEV infrastructure Policy and Planning Guide intended to guide governments, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), through the steps of developing a tailored, comprehensive charging strategy and tracking the sufficiency of infrastructure relative to their ZEV market.
Supporting a Global Transition
The ZEV transition must be truly global, both from an equity perspective and to keep 1.5°C within reach. In the coming years, the Council will continue its work in collaboration with the International Assistance Taskforce to support the ZEV transition in emerging market and developing economy (EMDE) countries and implement the actions of the Global ZEV Transition Roadmap launched at COP28. The scope of this work includes:
- Continuing implementation of the ZEV Rapid Response Facility to provide technical expertise to governments of EMDEs on specific challenges within their ZEV transition, including scaling up the facility through growing its network and financial resources;
- Continuing implementation of the ZEV Country Partnership in India, including its work to build capacity for policymakers in Indian states to access finance, scaling e-freight deployment, and accelerating infrastructure rollout;
- Scaling activities of the ZEV Emerging Markets Initiative;
- Implementing the COP28-launched Global ZEV Transition Roadmap’s actions to strengthen support for EMDE countries this decade, alongside our partners; and
- Developing and launching updated iterations of the Global ZEV Transition Roadmap at COP29, and annually thereafter, to provide updates on progress as well as set out new actions. This includes the potential launch of further ZEV Country Partnerships.
Tracking Progress
The Council will continue to track progress towards ZEV market development, charging infrastructure deployment, and policy implementation for each of its members and share updates on a regular basis with the public via the ZEVTC website.
Across all workstreams
The Council will continue to monitor and contribute to cross-sectoral, international actions identified in the Breakthrough Agenda Report 2023 and support the development of the 2024 edition of this report, ensuring that the lessons learned on international collaboration to decarbonize road transport can be applied to other sectors at an earlier stage of the transition. The Council will also actively participate in delivering priority actions under the Road Transport Breakthrough in coordination with other initiatives to enhance synergies.
Additional Resources
- Download the 2024-2025 ZEVTC Action Plan (includes citations) »
- View the 2022 and 2023 Action Plans »