Trends & Policies

"Whilst trucks make up just 3% of the European vehicle fleet, they’re involved in 15% of all fatal crashes. If we are to deliver 'vision zero'—the concept of no road fatalities on European roads—we cannot only focus on passenger cars. We must consider all vehicle types. We intend to look at buses an...

The CountEmissionsEU proposal aims to help the transport industry collect accurate, comparable emissions data and use it to further decarbonise operations. “The road transport sector needs robust tools to support decarbonisation effectively. CountEmissionsEU is a significant step forward, as it can ...

Slightly less than 65,000 zero-emission trucks were sold in the first half of the year. It's more or less the same number of new energy vehicles sold throughout the whole 2022. Battery electric trucks have 9% market share in the heavy-duty segment, and 10% market share in the medium-duty segment. Al...

“The product investigated is new battery electric vehicles, principally designed for the transport of nine or less persons, including the driver, propelled solely by one or more electric motors, regardless of the number of wheels set in motion”, said Olof Gill, Commission spokesperson for trade and ...

Since the last report, issued in January, this year, over 12,000 ZE trucks have been deployed in the country. According to CALSTART, the U.S. ZET market is positioned for continued expansion driven by favorable regulations, increased adoption across vehicle types, and a broader geographic distributi...

In line with the EU’s climate objectives for 2030 and beyond, the regulation further establishes the following new targets: a 45% emissions reduction from 2030 (increased from 30%); a 65% emissions reduction from 2035; a 90% emissions reduction from 2040.