ICCT: zero-emission heavy duty vehicles grow slowly in the first half of the year in Europe. The new report
The sales share of zero-emission heavy trucks (above 12 ton) increased from 0.7% in the first half of 2023 to 1.2% in the first half of 2024. The sales share of zero-emission light and medium commercial vehicles (from 3.5 to 12 ton) rose from 4.9% in the first half of 2023 to 9.3% in the first half of 2024. The major highlights of the newly-released study.
Source of the infographics: ICCT
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) released the full market report concerning both heavy-duty vehicles and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle registration in Europe in the first half of 2024. More into details, zero-emission HDV sales in the first half of 2024 increased by 54% relative to the first half of 2023, considering all segments.
Also, the sales share of zero-emission heavy trucks increased from 0.7% in the first half of 2023 (1,076 ZEVs out of 151,327 total heavy trucks) to 1.2% in the first half of 2024 (1,651 ZEVs out of 141,101). The sales share of zero-emission light and medium commercial vehicles rose from 4.9% in the first half of 2023 to 9.3% in the first half of 2024.
Zero-emission truck market above 12 ton
Out of 74,000 heavy trucks sold in the Q2, 2024, 916 (1.2%) were ZEVs. This is an increase of nearly 20% compared with the first quarter of 2024 when 755 ZEVs were registered, representing 1.1% of the total market share. Compared with the first two quarters of 2023, zero-emission heavy truck sales recorded a significant 53% increase in the first two quarters of 2024, with 1,651 units, or 1.2% of total heavy truck sales registered.
Talking about market shares, Volvo Trucks maintained its leading position in the zero-emission heavy truck market in the second quarter with a 43.5% share, driven by the sale of 104 units of the 4×2 FM model and 91 units of the 4×2 FH model. Renault followed with a 17.3% market share, and Mercedes-Benz captured a 14.8% share.
Germany continued to lead in sales of zero-emission heavy trucks in the second quarter of 2024, holding 37% of the market with 335 units sold. France and the Netherlands represented 16% and 17% of the market, respectively.
Light and medium commercial vehicles
In the segment of light and medium commercial vehicles (GVW from 3.5 to 12 ton), sales of ZEVs in this segment increased by approximately 86%, from 1,270 trucks in the first half of 2023 to nearly 2,400 trucks in the first half of 2024. Ford continued to lead the zero-emission light and medium commercial vehicle market in the second quarter of 2024 with 41.5% of sales, and these were primarily driven by the 4×2 axle Ford Transit.
IVECO followed closely with more than one-third of all ZEV sales in this segment, mostly driven by its 4×2 axle Iveco Daily; 475 were sold this quarter. Although vans continue to dominate ZEV sales in this segment, making up over 71% of the total, the share of rigid truck sales increased to nearly 26% in the second quarter of 2024, up from 19% in the first quarter of 2024.
