[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The member states’ transport ministers, meeting in Council on 7 December, will try to agree on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU. The Council is expected to adopt a general approach on a proposal presented by the European Commission nearly a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EU member states would have to ensure that specified numbers of electric vehicle recharging points and hydrogen and natural gas stations are built by 2020, under a draft directive endorsed by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday. The draft rules aim to reduce dependence...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Council's Permanent Representatives Committee today confirmed the agreement reached with the European Parliament on the 2020 reduction of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars. The text still needs to be formally approved by the Parliament, whose vote in plenary is expected to take place in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An informal agreement on new rules to achieve the 2020 CO2 emission target of 95g/km for new cars was reached by EP and member state negotiators on Tuesday afternoon. The file had to be reopened after EU ministers failed to endorse a previous informal deal...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It seems next to impossible to predict the final position the European Parliament will take on the cross-border circulation of gigaliners, also known to their opponents as ‘monster trucks’. The debate in the Committee on Transport (TRAN), on 5 November, showed once again that MEPs...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]German magazine Automobilwoche (a sister production of Automotive News) spoke to CLEPA CEO Jean-Marc Gales last week about the recent developments of the CO2 dossier, Germany's political strategies and their impact on the competitiveness of the European automotive industry. Read the full interview with Automobilwoche (in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CLEPA CEO Jean-Marc Gales spoke to Spiegel Online (Germany) yesterday about the current CO2 debate, calling Germany's tactics "a dangerous game". CLEPA would support ambitious targets that helped fostering innovation in the automotive industry, Mr Gales said. Find the full interview on Spiegel Online (in German)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...