With the growing demands to reduce pollution caused by commercial transport, concerns are arising as to whether increasingly stringent regulations will back the European Union into a corner. How realistic is the possibility that the transport sector will manage to achieve its greenhouse gas reduction targets by the end of this decade? Could it turn out that the hopes pinned on zero-emission electric vehicles and hydrogen technologies are unfounded, given that cost-effective solutions for heavy-duty transport are still unavailable?

In the transport and haulage industry, these questions are a subject of heated debate, yet there are solutions that are already providing significant benefits during this transition period, with an increasing number of hauliers choosing heavy-duty vehicles powered by compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) natural gas.

When evaluating the life cycle costs of a vehicle (Total Cost of Ownership), gas-powered vehicles are a successful alternative to their diesel counterparts, as confirmed by the experience of Baltic companies.