CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles

LATEST UPDATE (September 2020)

The first-ever EU-wide CO₂ emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, adopted in 2019, set targets for reducing the average emissions from new lorries for 2025 and 2030.

The targets are expressed as a percentage reduction of emissions compared to the EU average in the reference period (1 July 2019–30 June 2020):

• from 2025 onwards: 15% reduction
• from 2030 onwards: 30% reduction

The regulation also contains incentive mechanisms for zero- and low-emissions vehicles (ZLEV).

CURRENT EU LEGISLATION

Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R1242&from=EN