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CO2 emissions from large trucks (including vocational vehicles, such as garbage trucks, tippers or concrete mixers) and buses will have to be reduced by 45% for the period 2030-2034, 65% for 2035-2039 and 90% as of 2040. Despite last-minute interventions, the role of e-fuels remains excluded from th...

The EU Parliament has agreed on new rules to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission trucks by granting trucks four extra tonnes to accommodate electric and hydrogen technology and one-tonne axle increase.However, the final word on the matter will be spoken by the new Parliament, following the electi...

MEPs propose to increase by 4-ton weight and accordingly length of zero-emission trucks to compensate for the space and weight needed to accommodate batteries or fuel cells, at the same time providing additional cargo capacity. The proposal, EU Parliament's Transport and Tourism Committee, will be s...

In line with the EU’s climate objectives for 2030 and beyond, the Council and Parliament maintained the targets set by the Commission in its proposal for 2030 (45%), 2035 (65%), and 2040 (90%), in addition to the 2025 reduction target of 15%. These targets will apply to heavy trucks over 7.5t and co...

The new regulation "sets more adequate rules for vehicle emissions and aims to further lower air pollutant emissions from road transport, and for the first time it covers cars, vans, and heavy-duty vehicles in one single legal act". The new limits in details and the reaction of ACEA.

The EU Parliament confirmed the position expressed by the EU Commission and Council. Opposite reactions come from ACEA and IRU on the one side; T&E and ECTA from the other side.