07:16 AM EDT, 04/11/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Westport Fuel Systems ( WPRT ) , a supplier of advanced alternative fuel systems and components for the global transportation industry, on Thursday commented on the agreement between European legislators on lowering CO2 emissions in the European Union's (EU) heavy-duty road transport sector. The regulatory agreement sets out revised corporate CO2 emissions reduction targets for new original equipment manufacturers' (OEM) heavy-duty vehicles at 45% by 2030, 65% by 2035, and 90% by 2040 versus a 2019 baseline.

Zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) are a central element of these CO2 regulations, and Westport's H2 HPDI fuel system solution is compatible with the ZEV threshold, the company said.

"As a key supplier of hydrogen and other alternative fuel system solutions, we are encouraged by the EU's revised CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles," said Dan Sceli, CEO. "These new standards reflect ambitious decarbonization targets that can be achieved by utilizing a blend of new and current vehicle and fuel system technologies such as those in Westport's portfolio while also clearing a path to encourage future investment in the best and most affordable solutions to decarbonize heavy-duty transport."

According to Westport, the emissions reduction targets maintain a degree of flexibility for OEMs to comply using a portfolio of CO2 reduction solutions including low carbon fuels, hydrogen combustion, fuel cell, and battery electric technologies.