The European Union member states signed off on Monday on stricter emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which include a 90% emissions reduction from 2040. The EU Council formally adopted today these stricter rules which are aimed at tightening the existing emission reduction goals for pollution from heavy-duty vehicles.
5 tons and coaches, as well as to corresponding vocational vehicles from 2035 onwards. The new EU rules also introduce a 100% zero-emission target for new urban buses by 2035, with an intermediate target of 90% for this category by 2030. Inter-urban buses will be exempt from this target, as they will be regarded as coaches for the purposes of measuring emissions reduction, the EU said. The European Commission is set to review in 2027 the impact and effectiveness of the new emission rules.