Not as “green” as is claimed?

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Longer and heavier vehicles (LHVs) now feature prominently in the debate about Europe’s mobility crisis and its economic and environmental costs. The argument for LHVs essentially boils down to the simple proposition that, for a given volume of traffic, the number of truck trips is reduced, fuel consumption per tonne of freight moved is cut and overall emissions reduced accordingly. In addition, the extra axle lines reduce axle loads and hence road repair costs will go down.

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