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EU Transport Research and Innovation brief week 17 2026
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- Heavy-duty electric vehicles (eHDV) achieved a verified Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) advantage over diesel (0.995 EUR/km vs 1.003 EUR/km), marking the transition from pilot phases to cost-driven fleet conversion. This was supported by the Paris-Berlin "Power to Go Further" tour, which utilized Megawatt Charging Systems (MCS) to match charging times with mandatory driver rest periods.
- 431 European cities officially entered a mandatory compliance regime under the TEN-T Regulation on April 24, requiring the implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and multimodal freight hubs. These "Urban Nodes" are shifting from passive transit points to active regulators of the network, moving toward digital access rules managed via the European Mobility Data Space ...
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