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T&E warns that maintaining ambition of the truck CO2 standards will be critical to EU manufacturers remaining market leaders
European truckmakers must accelerate electrification or risk losing a quarter of the e-truck market to new entrants by 2030, T&E analysis has found. T&E’s analysis of e-truck costs, technical specifications, and manufacturers’ targets, highlights risks if European truckmakers delay electrification.
Zero-emission trucks accounted for 5.6% of sales in 2025, double the uptake from a year earlier. This acceleration is due to the EU CO2 rules, in force since July 2025, and falling battery prices. In markets such as Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands, e-trucks make up over 15% of new sales. EU manufacturers now offer more e-trucks at better prices, but T&E’s research finds they face increasing competition as many new entrant models are about to hit the market:
Buying a Chinese e-truck can lower total cost of ownership by 12% compared to an equivalent European model. A saving of up to €43,000 over five years.
