State of European Transport 2025
State of European Transport 2025

Trucks and buses

Trucks and buses account for 6% of total EU emissions, making them a major polluter. Up to now, zero-emission alternatives have remained niche. This is starting to change as truck climate targets kick in.

  • Share of inland freight in the EU carried by road in 2023 78%
  • Zero-emission trucks on EU roads at the end of 2024 20,300
  • Zero-emission buses on EU roads at the end of 2024 22,200

A single diesel truck in Europe burns 450,000 litres of fuel during its lifetime, the same as 30 cars. While manufacturers had voluntary goals to transition to zero-emission vehicles, freight customers had no guarantee that they would be able to buy the clean vehicles that they needed.

Sources:
For the 3 numbers on top of the page: IRU, ACEA

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