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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

European truck makers ‘trail in global race to net zero’

DAF worker assembles an electric truck plant in its Netherlands plant
DAF said it does not recognise the picture offered by T&E, citing its sale of electric trucks (being assembled above) since 2018 and ‘a completely new generation of electric trucks’ with zero-emission ranges of up to 310 miles’. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock

UK and European lorry makers are at risk of losing out to US and Chinese competitors in the race to produce net zero emissions, an environmental group has warned.

DAF, which owns UK manufacturer Leyland, and Iveco are among the companies lagging behind in the race away from polluting diesel and towards zero-carbon technology such as batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, said Transport & Environment (T&E), a Brussels-based campaign group.

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