The EU is setting CO2 emission reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles for the first time. The Council agreed its position (general approach) on a proposal to reduce CO2 emissions of new heavy-duty vehicles. This agreement provides the presidency with a mandate to start negotiations with...
The European Parliament and the Council yesterday reached a political agreement on strong rules to decarbonise and modernise the mobility sector. They provisionally agreed on new CO2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for the period after 2020, emissions from new cars will...
Tomorrow in Strasbourg, members of the European Parliament will vote on their position on CO2 standards for heavy duty vehicles, likely adopting targets that go significantly beyond the already ambitious proposals made by the European Commission. “Increasing the targets further risks setting regulatory boundaries that go...
On October 24, the European Commission organized a stakeholder event on the future of emission standards for the automotive industry. CLEPA welcomed the opportunity to contribute to evidence gathering and regulatory development on future EU emission standards. It also presented views, experience and position of...
Click on the link below to download the position paper: [button size='' style='' text='CLEPA Position Paper on Reduction of Urban Pollution' icon='' icon_color='' link='https://clepa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CLEPA-Position-Paper-on-Reduction-of-Urban-Pollution.pdf' target='_self' color='#19abe3' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='#ebebeb' hover_background_color='#19abe3' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='center' margin='150'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#e6e6e6' thickness='' up='' down=''] Background This paper summarises options to reduce pollutant...
The environment committee of the European Parliament calls for stricter CO2 targets for passenger cars and vans than proposed by the European Commission and a threshold in addition to incentives for sales of low and zero emission vehicles. These are key outcomes of a vote...
The committee for Transport and Tourism in the European Parliament has voted yesterday to confirm the Commission’s proposed reduction targets for cars and vans, to call for more flexible rules on eco-innovations and to request the Commission to introduce Life-Cycle Analysis and Well-to-wheel data in...
The European Commission has proposed today for the first time binding EU emission standards for trucks. The proposal contains a reduction of CO2 emissions from trucks by 15% in 2025 against a 2019 baseline and at least 30% in 2030. The parameter recognises payload and...
Member States meeting in the Technical Committee of Motor Vehicles (TCMV) have agreed on the Commission's latest proposal to strengthen car emissions testing. New and improved car emissions testsbecame mandatory on 1 September 2017: tests in real driving conditions ("Real Driving Emissions" – RDE) and an...
Technology neutrality key theme at CLEPA Policy Debate and Annual Reception 2018 Panel debate participants, from left to right; Rebeca Harms-MEP, Artur Runge-Metzger-European Commission, Brian Maguire moderator of the debate, Jens Gieseke-MEP and Roberto Vavassori- CLEPA President. CLEPA president Roberto Vavassori asks to refocus the debate on...