The European Commission has unveiled its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, which targets at least 30 million zero-emission cars and 80,000 zero-emission lorries in operation by 2030. In addition, 100 European cities and scheduled collective travel for journeys under 500 km should be carbon neutral and the high-speed train traffic is to double by 2030. By 2035, emission-free large aircraft should be ready for the market. Nearly all cars, vans, buses as well as new heavy-duty vehicles should be zero-emission by 2050. The European Green Deal aims for a 90% cut in greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions by 2050.
The executive branch of the European Union plans to implement measures such as carbon-pricing (in the form of possible inclusion in the EU Emission Trading System), taxation, road charging, and the revision of rules on the weights and dimensions of heavy-duty vehicles will contribute to increasing demand for low- and zero-emission vehicles. The European Commission will also propose a revision of the CO2 standards for cars and vans by June 2021 and will also review the CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles by 2022.
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