The National Assembly voted unanimously on Friday evening for an
“objective”
of
“end of commercialization of heavy goods vehicles using mainly fossil fuels”
, diesel or conventional gasoline, in 2040, during the examination at first reading of the draft. climate law.
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This amendment by rapporteur Jean-Marc Zulesi (LREM) aims to align new heavy goods vehicles with the target set for private cars, for which this 2040 deadline had been voted in a previous law on mobility orientation. .
"After Norway, we will bring France into a dynamic of decarbonization of heavy vehicles, this will boost the supply"
of manufacturers for electricity or hydrogen, estimated this member of Bouches-du-Rhône.
"It gives a horizon to achieve it"
, echoed the Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili.
At LR, Jean-Marie Sermier said he was
"in favor of going very quickly"
, but
"when will we be able to massify the production"
of heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles,
"at reasonable prices?"
, he wondered, while the French fleet has 600,000 heavy goods vehicles, diesel.
“We are not just talking about hydrogen, there is also biogas,”
replied MoDem Bruno Millienne.
"Accelerate aid"
To offer alternatives, the Minister for Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari has already promised
"to accelerate aid"
for the renewal of the electric and hydrogen fleet, 50,000 euros for trucks and 30,000 euros for buses and coaches.
"They talk to us about financial aid, but for vehicles which are non-existent today ... They are making fun of us"
, grumbles Jean-Marc Rivera, general delegate of OTRE, the employers' organization of SMEs road transport.
Previously, on a completely different side, the deputies voted for a measure to expand the obligations of greening roofs or producing renewable energy for warehouses or offices.
New office buildings of more than 1,000m2 will now be required to devote 30% of their roof area to a greening system or renewable energy production such as solar panels.
This obligation already existed for warehouses and commercial areas.
For them, the climate bill lowers the size of the surfaces concerned to 500m2.
Covered car parks are also affected.
