25%Trucks' share of road transport emissions
Trucks
Emissions from trucks are growing fast. But clean, battery electric vehicles are ready today.
The challenge for trucks
To reach climate neutrality by 2050, trucks need to be entirely decarbonised. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) such as battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks are the only available technology which can cut emissions from new sales quickly, fully decarbonise the heavy-duty sector in the long-term, and eliminate harmful air pollution.
Shifting more goods to rail and waterborne transport, as well as optimising logistics processes, can also help reduce freight emissions. However, with road freight activity expected to grow by 40% between 2019 and 2050, modal shift and efficiency alone will never allow us to reach the EU’s climate targets.
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