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‘Radical’ increase in zero-emission trucks needed to meet CO2 targets, industry warns

(EurActiv, 25 Jan 2021) The number of zero-emission trucks on European roads will need to increase from around 2,300 at present to 200,000 by 2030 if the EU’s CO2 targets are to be met, truck makers warn.

This would mean the level of zero-emissions trucks growing 100-fold within 10 years, a shift  labeled as “radical and unprecedented” by Eric-Mark Huitema, the director general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

The European Commission’s strategy for sustainable and smart mobility, unveiled in December, set an objective of having 80,000 zero-emission trucks on the road by 2030 – a figure far below the 200,000 cited by ACEA.

By 2050, nearly all cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles will be zero-emission, according to the strategy.

But ACEA believes the Commission’s target for 2030 is insufficient to put the EU on track to achieve this goal. Moreover, it would also fall short of the 30% drop in emissions required by 2030 under an EU regulation setting performance standards on heavy-duty vehicles.

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