Trends & Policies

"The commercial vehicle industry is firmly committed to decarbonisation, and we have been investing heavily in zero-emission technologies for years", said Karin Rådström, President and CEO of Daimler Truck and Chair of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicle Board. "We very much welcome the latest move of the Eur...

This temporary and targeted flexibility would allow truck makers to generate more emission credits in the years leading up to 2030 and therefore facilitate their compliance from 2030 onwards.

Over 23,700 new zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles (ZE-HDVs) were registered in Europe in 2025. They were about 10,000 in the first half of the year. In the heavy-duty segment, the share of ZE trucks was about 1.9% (2.7% in the last quarter of 2025). The share of ZE medium-duty trucks was slightly ab...

According to media reports, some of the major manufacturers operating in North America are lobbying with the aim to weaken the current truck emissions standards in the United States.

As reported by ACT News, the e-magazine managed by the organizers of ACT Expo, the Trump administration has intensified its dispute with California over transportation and climate policy, filing a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the state’s vehicle emissions regulations. Federal officials argue th...

A new report published by ERM finds that the price gap between electric and non-electric trucks sold by Europe’s largest manufacturers (Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, DAF, MAN and Scania) cannot be explained by manufacturing costs alone. The report also shows that the other costs added to the final pri...