Why long-haul trucks can be battery electric

There is increasing consensus among European truck manufacturers and industry stakeholders that battery electric trucks will play a dominant role in the decarbonisation of the road freight sector, including for long-haul. With trucks being heavily used capital goods, the advantage of battery electric vehicles in terms of lower fuel and maintenance costs grows with increasing mileage, making them particularly competitive for long-haul transport.

Ambitious CO₂ standards in the upcoming revision can create the necessary market certainty to enable truckmakers to scale up their production of zero emission trucks and for logistics companies to transition their fleets to zero emission. To find out more, download the factsheet.