Trucks could emit significantly less CO2

According to a study, trucks could emit much less CO2 if the EU introduced the appropriate rules.

Trucks at a service area

The non-profit organization International Council on Clean Transportation, which has made the diesel exhaust gas industry known, published the study. The right technique is already there. This means that trucks could emit a fifth to a quarter less CO2 by the year 2025 and save fuel accordingly. However, one-off technology is not yet widespread. The study authors advise the EU not to introduce too strict rules, so that the industry can also use and further develop the one-technology technologies. Among other things, these include improvements on the engine or aerodynamics, for example on the tires. At the moment, a long-haul truck is consuming about 33 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers.

The EU has hitherto defined only upper limits for CO2 emissions from cars and vans. However, next year it will also decide on limit values ​​for trucks and buses. These large wagons currently account for roughly a quarter of all CO2 emissions from road traffic, but the study says that the share will rise because smaller cars are emitting less and less CO2 through EU regulations.