Nearly All Truckmakers on Track to Meet 2025 EU CO2 Target — ICCT Finds - CleanTechnica

A recent analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reveals that five out of seven major European truck manufacturers are on track to meet the EU’s 2025 CO2 emissions reduction target of 15% below 2019 levels. This progress marks a significant shift after decades of stagnation in heavy-duty vehicle emissions, demonstrating the effectiveness of the EU’s CO2 standards. While trucks are becoming more fuel-efficient and the market for electric trucks is expanding—with at least 45 battery-electric and hydrogen models available across various applications—most manufacturers have primarily relied on improving internal combustion engine (ICE) truck efficiency rather than accelerating zero-emission vehicle adoption. The ICCT report highlights that despite some growth in electric truck sales, the uptake remains slower than expected, with only about 1.7% of new truck registrations being zero-emission in 2024, far below the anticipated 6%. Leading manufacturers like Volvo and Renault attribute only a third of their CO2 reductions to zero-emission