EU Ministers back zero-emission truck corridors

The European Commission and Member States took an important step today towards reducing dependence on fossil fuels in road transport.

At today’s Transport Council in Luxembourg, EU ministers from 9 Member States endorsed the first two roadmaps developed under the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative (CTCI) together with Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, aimed at accelerating the deployment of charging infrastructure for zero-emission trucks along two major TEN-T corridors: the Scandinavian–Mediterranean and North Sea–Baltic routes.

The initiative marks an important milestone under the European Automotive Industrial Action Plan and reflects a shared ambition to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission freight transport across Europe in a coordinated and competitive way for Europe’s industry.

With the number of zero-emission trucks expected to increase from around 26,000 today to nearly 400,000 by 2030, seamless cross-border charging infrastructure will be essential to support uninterrupted freight operations across the EU.

Developed jointly by the Commission and Member States along the two corridors, the roadmaps identify priority actions, infrastructure gaps and investment needs, including in the energy sector, needed to enable efficient zero-emission truck operations by 2030. The initiative aims to support the large-scale deployment of charging infrastructure while strengthening coordination across borders and increasing certainty for investors and operators.

Alongside the roadmaps, the Commission is also publishing an updated mapping of existing and planned truck charging projects based on data from the Commission and Member States, providing a clearer overview of progress already underway while helping identify remaining infrastructure gaps and investment needs along the corridors.

The Commission will extend the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative to all TEN-T corridors later this year.

The first two roadmaps were endorsed by Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden.

Background

On 5 March 2025, the European Commission launched the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative (CTCI) as part of the European Automotive Industrial Action Plan.

The initiative aims to identify infrastructure and investment needs along key Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors and facilitate coordinated action between public and private stakeholders to accelerate the deployment of critical infrastructure for zero-emission road transport.

The initiative is essential not only for achieving the EU’s climate objectives, but also for strengthening Europe’s long-term competitiveness, resilience and industrial leadership in clean transport technologies.