Parliament backs EU’s overly ambitious new heavy-duty vehicle CO₂ targets

Despite a last-minute push for technology neutrality, the European Parliament’s plenary vote on CO₂ emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles fails to recognise other solutions that can play a role in decarbonising the commercial road transport sector.The European Parliament has given its final nod to the provisional agreement – reached by the Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament in January – on CO₂ standards for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs).