With 330 votes in favour, 207 against and 74 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the revision of the rules relating to the weights and dimensions of road vehicles (see EUROPE B13350A7) at its plenary session on Tuesday 12 March. Rejected by the Greens/EFA, the text divided the other political families.
The maximum weight of trucks would be increased from 40 to 44 tonnes in order to “compensate for the space and weight required to fit batteries or...