Road transport
Net Zero Emissions Guide
This report is part of Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5 °C Goal in Reach
About this report
This 2023 update to our Net Zero Roadmap surveys the complex and dynamic energy landscape and sets out an updated pathway to net zero by 2050, taking account of the key developments that have occurred since 2021.
16% of cumulative emissions reductions
Road transport
Ramping up electrification and biofuels plays a major role to
decarbonise road transport to 2030. Thereafter, electrification is
the prominent lever, with electricity representing three-quarters of
energy consumption in road transport in 2050.
Fuel shares of road energy consumption
| Milestones | 2022 | 2030 | 2035 | 2050 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales share of plug-in hybrid, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles | 13% | 70% | 98% | 100% |
| Two/three-wheelers | 16% | 78% | 100% | 100% |
| Cars and vans | 13% | 67% | 100% | 100% |
| Buses | 4% | 56% | 90% | 100% |
| Heavy trucks | 1% | 37% | 65% | 100% |
| Alternative fuel shares | 5% | 20% | 36% | 93% |
| Biofuels | 5% | 11% | 12% | 3% |
| Electricity | 0% | 8% | 22% | 74% |
| Hydrogen | 0% | 1% | 2% | 16% |
| Fuelling infrastructure | ||||
| Electric vehicle public charging points (million) | 3 | 17 | 18 | 31 |
| Hydrogen refuelling stations (thousand) | 1 | 12 | 15 | 46 |
Investments in public chargers scales up, first for cars and vans, then for heavy trucks and buses
Road transport emissions drop dramatically to 2030, particularly in advanced economies
