xx companies including truck makers, transport operators and energy providers
We’re calling for a 2035 deadline for zero emission trucks in the EU
EV100+ have sent a letter to the European Commission in partnership with Transport and Environment. The letter, which was signed by a broad coalition of xx internationally recognised companies including Siemens, Unilever and Maersk, calls for all new freight trucks to be zero emission by 2035, with a limited exception for vocational trucks.
Despite accounting for just 2% of vehicles on European roads, heavy-duty trucks are responsible for over a quarter of the EU’s road transport emissions. Road transport and HDVs are also one of the largest sources of air pollution which causes 350,000 premature deaths per year in the EU.
The technologies to decarbonise trucking and tackle harmful air pollution is already here. A 2035 zero-emissions target for new freight trucks would provide investment certainty for vehicle manufacturers, and ensure the replacement of fossil-powered truck fleet in time for the EU to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
You can read our press release here.
You can also read our letter in full below: