transport & environment

The letter, addressed to President von der Leyen and Transport Commissioner Tzitzikostas, would call for a regulation by the end of 2025 to ensure that corporate fleets in the heavy-duty sector transition to zero-emission vehicles. In this letter, companies like Pepsico, Nestlé, IKEA and EDF stress ...

As Ursula von der Leyen herself anticipated a few days ago, a deferment was granted, with the possibility of falling within the previously set emission reduction parameters by 2027 and no longer by 2025. A step forward by the Commission in the face of demands from manufacturers and the electric vehi...

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...

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...

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the authors of the study, find EU demand for zero-emission trucks will surge to 55% of sales by 2030, as prices fall. But current truck CO2 standards risk European manufacturers not meeting demand. “Our truck industry risks repeating the loss of sales to Tesla and BYD ...

Nike, Heineken, PepsiCo, DFDS, Maersk, ChargePoint, Nestlé, Volta Trucks, Kuehne and Nagel are among these 41 companies. They say "more ambitious CO2 standards in 2030 and 2040 will lower the costs and accelerate the production of zero-emission trucks at scale".