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04 May 2012
Ecodriving, or driving in an ecological way, could reduce road transport CO2 emissions by 10 per cent. This is why FIA Region I is a partner of the EU ECOWILL (Ecodriving Wide-spread Implementation for Learners and Licensed Drivers) project on ecodriving.
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02 May 2012
A report prepared for the European Commission presents an updated analysis of the feasibility and costs of reducing the average CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (vans). The new report complements an equivalent analysis for passenger cars.
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24 April 2012
The results of the Commission’s online consultation on strategy and options to reduce road vehicle greenhouse gas emissions are now available.
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26 March 2012
A recent moratorium on new legislation in the automobile sector announced by the European Industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani will not apply to CO2 standards in cars.
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10 March 2012
Thanks to its impact on fuel consumption and maintenance costs (brakes, tyres, etc.), as well as its lower exposure to road risk, ecodriving is both a cheaper and safer way of driving for motorists.
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08 March 2012
Volkswagen has reconsidered its opposition to EU automobile emissions targets, and promised to reduce its carbon emissions to 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre by 2015, a full 10 grams below the EU’s target.
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09 February 2012
Four European eMobility pilot projects (SmartCEM, ICT4EVU, MOBI.Europe, and MOLECULES) were kick-started at a launch event in the European Parliament yesterday (8 February 2012).
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27 January 2012
Europe’s motorcycle industry is having a tough ride in the current economic times despite being touted as one of the solutions to road congestion and pollution
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17 November 2011
Whereas some stakeholders maintain that the European Modular System can significantly contribute to alleviating some of the concerns connected with the transport and logistics industry in Europe, other stakeholders have concerns about the safety and environmental consequences of a wider introduction of EMS.
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02 October 2011
European auto industry representatives have been knocked off balance by new research which appears to contradict well-worn claims by manufacturers that mandatory fuel efficiency targets would make cars unaffordable.
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09 September 2011
French Automobile and Touring Clubs ACAFA has launched a new 'Responsible Mobility' website as well as announced the launch of its 'Village of the Responsible Mobility' to be held at the end of September.
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14 July 2011
Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany fell short of their potential to deliver on environmental and safety objectives, according to a new report published by the International Transport Forum at the OECD and the FIA Foundation this week.
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09 July 2011
The Swiss “Mobility Academy”, founded in 2008 by Touring Club Suisse (TCS), is dedicated to studying the future of mobility including key emerging areas such as electric mobility. In this context it has recently produced a publication dedicated to addressing common doubts and concerns associated with the deployment of electric cars.
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30 June 2011
The European Bureau of the FIA, representing more than 35 million motoring consumers via its 71 member clubs, adopted its position on the European Commission White Paper on Transport on 30 June 2011.
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13 April 2011
Although the aim of the European Commission’s new energy tax proposal to avoid competitive distortion in the energy sector is to be welcomed, increased taxes on diesel will send the wrong message to consumers on both price and lowering emissions.
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28 March 2011
White Paper on Transport focus on ITS welcomed but higher costs threaten consumer trust, says FIA
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21 March 2011
Consumers will not automatically make the switch to electric vehicles if running costs are high, a recharging station network is not in place, or if new technologies are not user-friendly, according to a new policy paper by the FIA.
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21 March 2011
Consumers will not automatically make the switch to electric vehicles if running costs are high, a recharging station network is not in place, or if new technologies are not user-friendly, according to this new policy paper by the FIA European Bureau
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09 March 2011
The EC authorised, under EU state aid rules, approximately €2 million EUR of public funding for a pilot program incentivising the purchase of electric cars in Denmark...
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07 March 2011
The UK and Ireland have informed the EU Council of Ministers that they will not apply - at least initially - the future directive allowing member states to identify citizens from another member state who have committed a traffic violation on their territory...
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04 March 2011
An initial three-way meeting between the Council, the Parliament and the Commission was held, on 3 March, to discuss revision of the Eurovignette Directive...
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04 March 2011
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has called on the European
Commission to create a “harmonised framework” that all cities would have to apply when introducing low emission zones (LEZ) or similar access or traffic restrictions...
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17 February 2011
A leaked draft European Commission communication on energy indicates that drastic efforts are to be made in moving to a low-carbon economy by 2050....
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16 February 2011
New rules for limiting gas emissions from light vans were agreed by the European Parliament yesterday on 15 February...
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11 February 2011
The Council detailed in a document on the recent progress in developing renewable energy sources and technical evaluation of the use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in transport...
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10 February 2011
European automotive manufacturers will be required to lower CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles (LCV) to 147 grammes by 2020...
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31 January 2011
Rules on exemptions from carbon reduction targets for car makers have been published in the EU's official journal...
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27 January 2011
This paper reviews successful parking practices in European cities.
Parking management is a critical and often overlooked tool for achieving a variety of social goals...
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17 December 2010
27 answers from 16 different countries gave their views on the challenges linked to the development of electric vehicles...
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16 December 2010
The European Parliament and the Council agreed to delay full introduction of the short-term target of 175 g/km to 2017...
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02 December 2010
MEPs and member state representatives were unable to reach an agreement on Monday over what carbon dioxide emission limit should be set for a 2020 deadline under new rules for vans and other light commercial vehicles...
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05 November 2010
The EU needs a long-term strategy on alternative fuels to decarbonise its transport sector by 2050, according to a draft report from the European Commission...
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05 November 2010
T&E accused Europe’s automotive industry of empty blustering to prevent stricter limits on van CO2 emissions as new data show a record improvement in average new car CO2 emissions to 145.7 grams per kilometre in 2009....
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30 September 2010
ENVI voted, on 28 September, to raise the long-term target for emissions from vans from 135 to 140 gr of CO2/km and to lower penalties imposed on reluctant manufacturers...
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30 September 2010
Member states are likely to reach agreement on European Commission proposals to revise the Eurovignette directive on road freight charging at a meeting of EU transport ministers on 15 October...
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16 September 2010
Hybrid electric vehicles pose no greater danger to pedestrians than equivalent petrol-powered cars, and adding some sort of mechanical noise to hybrids to make people more aware of their presence risks masking the sounds made by other vehicles...
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01 September 2010
German government plans to introduce an energy efficiency label for cars are dividing opinions...
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12 July 2010
Research suggests that increasing the number of private electric vehicles would have very little impact on electricity consumption in Milan, Italy...
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02 July 2010
The FIA Eurocouncil's answer to the public consultation document “Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020”.
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01 July 2010
CEN, CENELEC and ETSI will develop a common charging system for electric cars, scooters and bicycles...
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30 June 2010
The report by Werner Langen (EPP, Germany), was adopted by a large majority (41 to 14, no abstentions) of the ITRE Committee...
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11 June 2010
ITRE report outlines that electric vehicle industry development requires considerable RTD investments, support for the creation of new markets and new business models but also changes in the mobility behaviour of both individual people and the society as a whole...
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11 June 2010
The proposal presented on June 10 to to introduce schemes certifying that biofuels meet the EU’s sustainability criteria is met with mixed feeling by the stakeholders...
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26 May 2010
The Competitiveness Council called on the Commission to present guidelines on financial incentives to encourage consumers to buy ‘green’ vehicles so as to stimulate the market...
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29 April 2010
Commissioner Antonio Tajani presented, on 28 April, the “European strategy for the uptake of green vehicles”...
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28 April 2010
The European Environment Agency (EEA) released, on 27 April, its annual Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism report...
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23 April 2010
Member States develop various taxation schemes in order to influencethe behaviour of drivers in buying their next car...
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21 April 2010
The European Commission published a study assessing the effectiveness of the scrapping schemes launched in Europe in the past years...
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31 March 2010
The NGOs are worried that the efforts to tackled climate change might be undermined by the use of fuels for transport generating high levels of greenhouse gases...
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16 March 2010
LPG systems for diesel cars can improve the otherwise poor performance of diesel engines with regard to emissions of particulates and nitrogen dioxide...
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15 March 2010
On 03-03-2010, the EC launched its 2020 strategy, which aims at delivering more than 2% growth in the next 10 years. Two of the five goals set more specifically concerns FIA clubs...
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04 March 2010
Switching from diesel to electric cars will not dent transport's carbon footprint over the next 15 years as long as Europe's electricity supply remains based on fossil fuels, according to Danish analysis...
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03 March 2010
The EC is setting up an expert group on future transport fuels to get advice on the development of political strategies and concrete measures aimed at substituting fossil oil as a transport fuel...
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18 February 2010
Ministers of Industry agree that the European Commission should promote a common strategy on electric cars...
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15 January 2010
Weekly overview of the alert system for non food products.
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03 November 2009
The European Commission put forward its proposal for a Regulation setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles and minibuses. What's at issue?
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02 November 2009
The FIA Eurocouncil is very disappointed by the latest proposal of the European Commission especially regarding the considerable delays in the implementation of LCV CO2 emission targets.
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07 September 2009
Consumers must get the right information as to how much fuel their cars consume when using air-conditioning.
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26 August 2009
FIA Eurocouncil Answer to Public Consultation on the Evaluation and Revision of the Action Plan for Energy Efficiency [COM(2006) 545]
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27 July 2009
Many Member States have responded to the current economic crisis with the introduction of scrapping schemes for vehicles. These give either premiums or other incentives to buyers to replace their existing old cars for new ones.
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07 July 2009
The Swedish government announced plans on Thursday to develop a new national strategy for "the production, distribution and use of biogas", in order to boost industrial competitiveness and reduce fossil fuel dependency in the transport sector.
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02 July 2009
The FIA Eurocouncil particularly welcomes the high importance given by the Swedish Presidency to ITS as their wider implementation will significant contribute to making mobility more reliable, more efficient, cleaner and safer.
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01 July 2009
Portugal has become the first EU country to launch a national recharging network for electric vehicles...
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30 June 2009
Talking about car propulsion and fuels of the future there is only one thing sure and that is that nothing is certain. However, looking at present developments it seems the competition is going to be between the electrical car and the one with hydrogen or fuel cell propulsion.
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26 June 2009
The Commission is of the opinion that the provisions of the Romanian legislation might discriminate against used cars brought from other Member States and protect the domestic new car industry.
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24 March 2009
Germany does it, France does it, the US is edging towards doing it – and Britain is under pressure to follow.
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13 March 2009
German carmakers added to the persistent gloom in the car sector on Thursday after Volkswagen predicted an “extreme” year of falling earnings and cost cuts...
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13 March 2009
EU economics ministers have asked the Commission to coordinate ‘vehicle scrapping schemes’ – taxpayer-funded payments to people who replace an old car with a new one. The schemes are being touted as environment-friendly, but T&E disputes this.
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12 March 2009
The European Commission wants to label tyres according to fuel efficiency. But is saving energy being balanced with safety and clear information for the motorists?
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11 March 2009
Parliament adopted a report criticising the Commission for the lack of an overall strategy on "the greening of transport" and the absence of a usable model for assessing "external costs" such as the environmental impact of transport.
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10 March 2009
The EU will soon have a simpler, system for the type-approval of motor vehicles, following the EP adopting a report to beef up plans introducing new rules on the registration, sale and use of cars.
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02 March 2009
A decision to impose anti-dumping duties on US biodiesel exports to the EU is expected to be taken by the European Commission.
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23 January 2009
Euro NCAP believes that 2008 was a pivotal year in achieving its long-term ambition to encourage and improve the safety of cars on European roads.
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12 January 2009
With more than 220 million cars on EU roads, Europe had to pass new legislation to get down CO2 emissions. But is the done deal something to rejoice about?
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05 January 2009
Technological progress has allowed cars to becoming more and more fuel-efficient. But improving car technology is only one side of the coin. The driving habits have also a significant impact on the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. By adapting them slightly, economical as well as environmental benefits can easily be generated.
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05 January 2009
The third edition of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, and in other cities across Europe from Monday 9 to Friday 13 February 2009, although many side events are foreseen during the weeks immediately before and after.
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02 December 2008
Following a series of meetings between MEPs and the French Presidency of the Council, the two sides have informally agreed details of future targets on CO2 emissions from cars.
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15 July 2008
The FIA in general welcomes measures that optimise and relieve road freight transport unless they threaten safety, the environment or the road infrastructure.
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30 October 2007
Consultation on Advanced Safety Features and Tyres
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