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Europe's zero-emission truck market continued to expand in the first half of 2026, with electric heavy truck registrations nearly doubling year-on-year. Germany emerged as the main growth engine, while medium-duty trucks maintained their upward trajectory despite showing signs of a slower adoption r...

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) published a new edition of our quarterly EU market monitor for heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles. Have a look at the latest data here.

The ICCT analyzed six different scenarios in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden. "Full toll exemptions for electric trucks would be sufficient to bring total cost of ownership to parity with diesel for 2026 regional trucks in France, Germany, and Sweden, and reduce the cost gap to gap...

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...

The study also shows that overnight charging will be the primary charging mode of battery electric trucks in 2030, while ultrafast megawatt chargers will represent almost 15% of charging power needs. “Battery electric trucks are on track to become the backbone of Europe’s zero-emission freight fleet...

New zero-emission truck and bus registrations rose by 40%, from 7,100 to 10,000, in the first half of the year. More into details, shares of ZE light and medium trucks more than doubled from 9% to 19% in Q1–Q2 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, with 4,000 vehicles sold, up from 2,400. Growt...