Slowing EU truck climate goals would send wrong signal, EU Commission says
By Louis de Briant ( May 7, 2026, 16:40 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission defended the EU’s 2030 truck CO2 reduction targets despite electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles accounting for only 3.7 percent of the market. An EU official pointed to recent compliance leeway and infrastructure measures, while truckmakers warned the targets risk becoming unachievable because of weak charging infrastructure, high energy prices and uneven adoption across EU countries. The commission also signaled it could tighten rules on emissions credit transfers benefiting foreign manufacturers.Changing the EU’s 45 percent CO2 reduction target for trucks by 2030 would send the wrong signal, the European Commission’s transportation department said Thursday, despite electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks accounting for only 3.7 percent of the EU market by the commission’s own estimates....
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