Latest low emissions innovations and the barriers to their wider adoption in China’s heavy-duty vehicles

Tighter emissions regulations for heavy-duty vehicles that have been introduced in China since 2021, combined with the country’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2060, are driving change to long-haul heavy-duty truck vehicles. Yang Shuqing, Infineum Industry Liaison Advisor, assesses the growing number of options being considered for truck propulsion, explores the multi-energy landscape that can be expected to emerge in China in the future, and looks at the many barriers that still need to be overcome.