First Ever Global MOU on 100% Zero-Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles Announced under EVI’s Drive to Zero Campaign

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND- Launched today, CEM and CALSTART’s Drive to Zero Campaign, in collaboration with the government of The Netherlands, is proud to announce that 15 nations today agreed toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Wales– also set an interim goal of 30% zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030. 

In a coordinated effort, subnational governments as well as top manufacturers and fleets agreed to work toward the same 2030 and 2040 zero-emission truck and bus targets. 

Watch the 10 November 2021 Launch event on the COP26 Presidency Stage recording here. 

Watch the 11 November 2021 session on aligning industry and government support here.

Visit here to learn more about the MOU and Drive to Zero’s efforts.