Truck manufacturers call for EU investment in gas infrastructure

The organizations would like to see the progressive incorporation of such renewables in both gas grids and pipelines to help reduce carbon emissions by the road transport sector.

“A considerable amount of renewable gas is already available, fully in line with the strictest sustainability criteria,” said the organizations.

“To accelerate the switch to renewable gases and further bring down the tailpipe CO2 emissions of the current and future CNG and LNG fleets, the strategic and instrumental role of existing infrastructure has to be preserved.

“Not only new vehicles, but also the existing fleet can benefit from the wider use of renewable fuels, thereby contributing to the decarbonization process,” the statement said.

ACEA Mobility & Sustainable Transport Director Petr Dolejsi said all options needed to be on the table for road transport.

“Natural and renewable gas is an available resource that can help to reduce CO2 emissions from new and existing vehicles,” he added.

“Hence, we call on policy makers to deliver what the EU Directive on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (DAFI) already provides and to put more emphasis on the rollout of EU-wide infrastructure for all fuel and energy options in the future.”

EBA Secretary General Susanna Pflüger said gas mobility contributed to affordable, accessible, healthier and cleaner alternatives in the transport sector, fully in line with the European Green Deal. “Bio-CNG and bio-LNG have very low well-to-wheel emissions and bring along multiple knock-on effects for the environment and European societies,” she added.