{"id":49854,"date":"2024-03-12T14:19:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T13:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/?post_type=news-articles&p=49854"},"modified":"2024-03-12T14:22:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T13:22:56","slug":"revamped-weight-and-length-rules-pave-the-way-for-zero-emission-trucks-and-buses","status":"publish","type":"news-articles","link":"https:\/\/www.acea.auto\/news\/revamped-weight-and-length-rules-pave-the-way-for-zero-emission-trucks-and-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Revamped weight and length rules pave the way forward for zero-emission trucks and buses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The European Parliament has agreed on improved Weights and Dimensions Directive rules, which better level the playing field between zero-emission and diesel-powered trucks and buses. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The 2030 deadline to meet the world\u2019s most ambitious decarbonisation targets for trucks and buses is fast approaching. While truck and bus manufacturers are ramping up production of zero-emission vehicles, our customers must be able to operate them as profitably as diesel-powered models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExisting rules on weights and dimensions are no longer fit for purpose and actually penalise zero-emission vehicles, which are typically heavier,\u201d stated Thomas Fabian, Chief Commercial Vehicles Officer at the European Automobile Manufacturers\u2019 Association (ACEA). \u201cThe four-tonne weight increase and the one-tonne axle increase agreed by the Parliament both aim to redress the imbalance with diesel models, but further adjustments are needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the race to decarbonise trucks and buses picking up pace, the shortened one-year implementation time for member states is also a significant improvement. European truck and bus manufacturers now urge member states to move the file forward swiftly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t

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The European Parliament has agreed on improved Weights and Dimensions Directive rules, which better level the playing field between zero-emission and diesel-powered trucks and buses. <\/div>\n\t\t\t
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