By 2040 all trucks and buses sold will be zero-emission. This decision was taken by the European Parliament and the Council on heavy transport emissions. This decision provides for a set of rules with intermediate targets.
By 2030, emissions from heavy transport must fall by 45%, by 2035 by 65%, and finally by 2040 by at least -90%. From 2035 onwards, these targets will also have to be met by other vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles, concrete mixers and dump trucks.
Excluded from this standard are vehicles placed on the market by small manufacturers, vehicles used for mining, forestry management and agriculture. There is also an exemption for vehicles of the armed forces, fire brigades, civil defence, police and health forces.