Toll for alternative drives
Questions and answers
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Zero-emission vehicles such as electric and hydrogen vehicles as well as vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell will remain exempt from the toll until 30 June 2031. Vehicles up to 4.25 tonnes TPMLM with these types of drive remain permanently exempt from the toll.
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Zero-emissions vehicles such as electric vehicles and hydrogen combustion vehicles as well as vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell with a Technically Permissible Maximum Laden Mass greater than 4.25 tonnes remain toll-free until 30 June 2031.
Emission-free vehicles up to 4.25 tonnes Technically Permissible Maximum Laden Mass are permanently exempt from the toll.
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In accordance with the EU Directive on infrastructure costs or the VECTO directive, a CO₂-neutral fuel currently has no effect on the specific CO₂ emissions or CO2 emission class. (VECTO = Vehicle Energy Consumption Calculation Tool)
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Zero-emission means a heavy goods vehicle without an internal combustion engine and a vehicle with an internal combustion engine whose emissions are less than 1 gCO₂/kWh or less than 1 gCO₂/km (directive (EU) 2019/1242).
The CO₂ emission class finder allows zero-emission fuel types/energy sources to be specified, for example for a pure electric vehicle or a hydrogen-powered vehicle.