The European Commission is asking for feedback by 19 January on where there are gaps in technology readiness, enabling conditions, and research and innovation priorities for zero emission heavy duty vehicles (ZE-HDVs) and their supporting infrastructure.
It is seeking feedback from stakeholders operating in any of the EU’s member states, but it also allows for responses from ‘other’ jurisdictions, so companies may wish to make their views known even if they do not operate in any part of the EU.
The EC wants to hear from transport operators (freight and passenger), infrastructure and energy providers and sector associations, as well as technology development stakeholders (OEMs, part suppliers, technology providers, researchers and academia) and strategic consultants including European technology platforms and NGOs.
It is asking for information (in English) on the respondent’s Involvement in ZE-HDVs; enabling conditions for zero-emission heavy-duty road transport; technology readiness, barriers, and future research needs; and assessments by use case and technology component.
The questionnaire is part of a study conducted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) on behalf of the Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA). It aims to gather evidence and provide analysis to develop a technology readiness and research and innovation gap analysis report dedicated to zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles (ZE-HDVs). As well as providing an overview of the current situation, identifying gaps, it will be used to set priorities for research and innovation and to guide future EU research and innovation programmes.
EU carbon emission reduction targets for heavy duty vehicles were set under Regulation (EU) 2024/1610 as: 45% by 1 January 2030; 65% by 1 January 2035; and 90% by 1 January 2040. In addition, 90% of new urban buses in the EU must be zero-emission by 2030, and all of them by 2035.
