Following the cessation of sales of petrol or diesel cars and vans, scheduled to take effect from 2035, the EU has submitted a new proposal for eco-sustainable mobility. The European Commission has penned that all new trucks going on sale from 2040 will need to register pollutant emission levels at least 90% lower than in 2019. As far as it may seem, if the limit is approved, it will have an impact on the industry for the next few years.
new limits
In fact, the proposal predicts that new heavy vehicles will need to reduce pollutant emissions by 45% by 2030 and 65% by 2035, compared to existing vehicles, before reaching the final target set for 2040. Also, by 2030 all bus cities should have zero emissions.
Reduce emissions
According to the EU document, heavy and long-haul vehicles are “responsible for 6% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions and more than 25% of emissions from road transport”. “Also, European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans pointed out at the press conference: Currently, 99% of the trucks and buses circulating on our roads have internal combustion engines and they are all diesel powered”. A feature that “makes them heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels and also contributes significantly to air pollution.” That is why the Commissioner recalled that more than 300,000 Europeans die prematurely every year due to air pollution.
Exceptions
However, the proposal provides for a number of exemptions. These will ‘save’ manufacturers of small-volume heavy vehicles, vehicles for mining, forestry and agriculture, vehicles designed and built for military use (including tracked vehicles), vehicles designed and built or adapted for emergency use, and professional vehicles. (like garbage trucks).
How much oil do you save
“In line with the European Green Deal and RepowerEU targets, this proposal will also have a positive impact on the energy transition, reduce the demand for imported fossil fuels and increase energy savings and efficiency in the EU transport sector,” the proposal states. .
With these new standards, the demand for fossil fuels, primarily petroleum products such as diesel, is expected to “decrease by about 2 billion barrels of oil in the period from 2031 to 2050,” according to the commission’s calculations. The EU is currently the leader in the production of trucks and buses. Hence the idea to introduce a common legal framework to “guarantee this position in the future”.
Source: Today IT
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