EU Commission proposes first-ever truck emission targets

Madeleine Cuff
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EU Commission proposes first-ever truck emission targets

Commission wants to see greenhouse gas emissions from trucks cut 30 per cent by 2030

The European Commission has formally proposed the EU's first ever fuel economy standards for trucks, in a bid to cut millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions from road transport across the trading bloc...

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