Zero-emission vehicles are the new normal and accessible, affordable, and sustainable in all regions by 2030 – Road Transport Breakthrough Goal

1.  Governments should commit to a Paris-aligned timeline by which all new road vehicle sales should be zero-emission, particularly for trucks, buses, and vans, backed by interim targets and clear implementation plans by 2030 and 2035. Governments should put effective laws, policies and programmes in place to implement these commitments, such as ZEV mandates, and share learning throughout implementation, particularly with emerging markets and developing economies.
2. Governments should work to accelerate the pace of pilot projects seeking to increase access to low-cost financing for zero-emission vehicle adoption in emerging markets and developing economies, and to scale up availability of low-cost financing to a wider set of countries, particularly for buses and trucks. Governments should work with public authorities, corporates and financial institutions, including multilateral and national development banks, to provide funding and technical assistance, mitigate risks, and rapidly create a larger pipeline of projects.
3. Governments should agree on environmental, social and governance standards and metrics that are harmonised across regions, including battery carbon footprint and responsible sourcing, with the view to support international markets for more sustainable products. Governments should work towards enabling global interoperability, transparency, and harmonised data governance of digital battery passports (e.g. data collection, management, exchange, assurance, and verification standards). Further, governments should jointly address priority areas for secure, resilient, and sustainable value chains, and circularity-based product design and processing, including bottlenecks for battery materials, longer battery lifespan, recycling standards at the end of life, and technical assistance for emerging markets and developing economies on EV battery end-of-life management.
4. Governments should co-operate to accelerate the roll-out of charging infrastructure along international freight corridors for zero-emission trucks. Governments should strengthen joint planning and co-ordinated investment across the transport and power sectors to anticipate greater demand for zero-emission power generation, transmission, and distribution for charging, as well as with financial institutions to increase funding allocated to large-scale infrastructure projects.
5.  Governments in exporting and importing countries should agree on minimum quality, environmental and safety standards for cross-border trade of used vehicles across all segments. Governments should improve data traceability for tracking cross-border used vehicle trade, such a through a publicly accessible database. Governments and companies should develop strategies to promote and enforce standards at ports of export, support cross-border trade of used zero-emission vehicles, and manage vehicle end of life in importing countries.