The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) released the full market report concerning both heavy-duty vehicles and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle registration in Europe in the first half of 2024. More into details, zero-emission HDV sales in the first half of 2024 increased by 54% relative to the first half of 2023, considering all segments.
Also, the sales share of zero-emission heavy trucks increased from 0.7% in the first half of 2023 (1,076 ZEVs out of 151,327 total heavy trucks) to 1.2% in the first half of 2024 (1,651 ZEVs out of 141,101). The sales share of zero-emission light and medium commercial vehicles rose from 4.9% in the first half of 2023 to 9.3% in the first half of 2024.
Zero-emission truck market above 12 ton
Out of 74,000 heavy trucks sold in the Q2, 2024, 916 (1.2%) were ZEVs. This is an increase of nearly 20% compared with the first quarter of 2024 when 755 ZEVs were registered, representing 1.1% of the total market share. Compared with the first two quarters of 2023, zero-emission heavy truck sales recorded a significant 53% increase in the first two quarters of 2024, with 1,651 units, or 1.2% of total heavy truck sales registered.
Talking about market shares, Volvo Trucks maintained its leading position in the zero-emission heavy truck market in the second quarter with a 43.5% share, driven by the sale of 104 units of the 4×2 FM model and 91 units of the 4×2 FH model. Renault followed with a 17.3% market share, and Mercedes-Benz captured a 14.8% share.
