24 Jun Exec wavering between two energy efficiency targets for 2030
The Commission may propose a 2030 energy efficiency target of either 30% or 35%, a leaked document seen by Europolitics shows...
The Commission may propose a 2030 energy efficiency target of either 30% or 35%, a leaked document seen by Europolitics shows...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A new report says that all of Europe’s car manufacturers are set to meet a fuel economy target of 95 grams of CO2 per km (g/km) by 2021, except for the Italian auto-maker Fiat, and Germany’s BMW. The new analysis of car-makers’ CO2 emissions in 2013...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Trucks, buses and coaches would use less fuel and emit lower amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) under a strategy adopted by the European Commission today. Such heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are responsible for around a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport in the EU. Without...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Parliament adopts a less ambitious text than the Commission had hoped for. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] “I am sorry that together we did not manage to convince the Council to accept a more ambitious text”. [/custom_font][vc_empty_space height="20px"...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To boost the take-up of alternative fuels in transport, EU countries will have to ensure that enough refuelling and recharging stations are available to enable cars, trucks and ships using alternative fuels, such as natural gas and electricity, to move freely on EU roads and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Council today adopted a regulation on the 2020 reduction of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars. The new regulation defines the terms and conditions for car manufacturers for reaching the 2020 target for CO2 emissions (95g CO2/km) from new passenger cars. A limited one-year...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New rules designed to achieve the CO2 emission reduction target of 95g/km for new cars by 2020 were endorsed by Parliament on Tuesday. The text retains this target, albeit with a one-year “phase-in” period in 2020. It also allows “super credits”, whereby the cleanest cars...