Combined transport: joint climate and environmental protection
Rail-affiliated associations complain that the recent decision to continue the toll exemption for electric and CNG/LNG cars would weaken environmentally friendly rail transport. This overlooks the fact that the railroads are not designed for just-in-time transport and small-scale logistics. Just as trucks would be left behind in mass transportation on fixed routes. Saying yes to CNG/LNG will not take anything away from the railroads, but will only make the truck's share of the transport volume cleaner. The advantages of rail and road must go hand in hand in future. Rail has the advantage on the main routes and the flexibility of trucks in the pre- and onward carriage. On routes that cannot be served by rail and where freight transport is defined by long distances, challenging topography and high weights, only the gas drive currently comes into its own. Iveco has not only launched the LNG drive on the market to realize accepted ranges of up to 1,600 kilometers, but has also decisively pushed the development of the necessary infrastructure. The next step will be the electrification of heavy-duty trucks and, building on this, the fuel cell.

Less emissions and noise with the right vehicles
Iveco has been working for years to reduce the environmental impact of logistics - which includes not only exhaust fumes but also noise. The need for clean air and quiet in densely populated cities is particularly great. For local public transport, Iveco therefore has electric buses from the HEULIEZ line or buses with hybrid drives such as the Iveco Urbanway in its portfolio. A gas engine is not only much quieter in operation, but also more environmentally friendly than a comparable diesel engine. The Iveco S-Way NP, for example, scores highly in the heavy-duty sector and the Iveco Daily Blue Power in distribution transport.