[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A German proposal circulated on the fringes of the EU Competitiveness Council on 27 September calls for phasing-in the EU’s 95 grams of CO2 per km (g/km) fuel efficiency standard for passenger cars over a four-year period ending in 2024. The proposal, which has been confirmed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EU nations will be left far behind the US unless they address high energy costs that are worsening the continent's industrial decline, the European Commission said on Wednesday (25 September). To tackle the issue the Commission, the EU executive, is preparing a policy document later this...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over 2000 European towns and cities are expected to participate in the 12th edition of European Mobility Week, which begins today. This year the week runs until 22 September under the slogan ‘Clean air – It’s your move!’. The campaign raises awareness about the impact...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MEPs believe that the idea of setting emissions standards for aircraft and ships – similar to the ones that already exist for cars – “should be explored”. This was one of the options they put forward in a resolution, adopted on 10 September, in the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The subject of gigaliners, the giant trucks about which so much has been written in recent months (for or against their crossborder circulation) still sparks impassioned debate, as seen once again in the European Parliament, on 5 September. In the Committee on Transport (TRAN), on 5...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The new regulation will govern the means by which car manufacturers are allowed to meet the year 2020 target for CO2 emissions (95g/CO2/Km). These modalities of implementation impact on how the target is to be achieved, such as adapting vehicle specifications and altering incentives so...