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New London mayor commits to improving air quality
The newly elected mayor of London has said improving the British capital’s air quality will be one of his top priorities. Sadiq Khan’s first policy announcement after winning the election in May was to...
View ArticleCommission shift to electrified transport on the right track says Platform...
The Platform for Electro-mobility welcomes the Commission’s Strategy for Low Emission Mobility in driving the shift to clean, low carbon transport powered by electricity. Integrating all type of...
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How can the EU accelerate the market for ultra-low carbon vehicles?
When? Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 18:00 to 21:00Addressing representatives of Member States, Commission Representatives and MEPs, this event will release and discuss new evidence on which incentives...
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Give walking and cycling ‘equal status to private cars’, says UN agency
The United Nations Environment Programme says making walking and cycling safer is vital for reducing pollution and climate-changing emissions. A new UNEP report notes the contribution of road transport...
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Beginning of the end for the infernal combustion engine?
After many false dawns the electric car is finally on a trajectory to replace the internal combustion engine.Related Environmental IssueClimate Change and EnergyRelated Transport...
View ArticleŠefčovič's energy union neglects e-mobility, say industry and civil society
Industry and civil society groups working on transport have criticised today's State of the Energy Union speech by Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič for failing to prioritise e-mobility as a...
View Article75,000 deaths largely from diesel fumes the legacy of Europe’s lax vehicles...
Today’s finding by the European Environment Agency that nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution is responsible for an estimated 75,000 premature deaths in Europe shows how deplorable EU governments’...
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CO2 standards for 2025 needed – Parliament report
CO2 standards for new vehicles have been proven to work and new targets should be introduced for 2025 and 2030, a report for the European Parliament’s transport committee has said. The limited...
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Natural gas not a ‘bridge fuel’ to cleaner trucks and cars – study
Natural gas is not a ‘bridge fuel’ to a cleaner future for cars and trucks – as the fossil fuel industry claims – because it would be largely ineffective in cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and...
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Electric vehicles are gaining momentum - and China could be next
The idea of an electric vehicle (EV) sales quota is gaining momentum. Recently the Netherlands' parliament voted to make 100 per cent of new car sales emissions-free by 2025. Dutch MPs also told the...
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New London mayor commits to improving air quality
The newly elected mayor of London has said improving the British capital’s air quality will be one of his top priorities. Sadiq Khan’s first policy announcement after winning the election in May was to...
View ArticleCommission shift to electrified transport on the right track says Platform...
The Platform for Electro-mobility welcomes the Commission’s Strategy for Low Emission Mobility in driving the shift to clean, low carbon transport powered by electricity. Integrating all type of...
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How can the EU accelerate the market for ultra-low carbon vehicles?
When? Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 18:00 to 21:00Addressing representatives of Member States, Commission Representatives and MEPs, this event will release and discuss new evidence on which incentives...
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Give walking and cycling ‘equal status to private cars’, says UN agency
The United Nations Environment Programme says making walking and cycling safer is vital for reducing pollution and climate-changing emissions. A new UNEP report notes the contribution of road transport...
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Beginning of the end for the infernal combustion engine?
After many false dawns the electric car is finally on a trajectory to replace the internal combustion engine.Related Environmental IssueClimate Change and EnergyRelated Transport...
View ArticleMajor transport and energy groups sound alarm on e-mobility: Europe must...
Europe’s key industry players and NGOs push Member States to show more urgency and publish their plans for crucial e-mobility infrastructure.Transport ModeCarsPublic and urbanRelated issuesAir...
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Transport: Europe's biggest climate problem – read T&E's 2016 annual report
Type of publicationAnnual reviewTransport ModeAll modesAviationCarsFreightFuelsInfrastructureLorriesPublic and urbanShippingVansRelated issuesAir PollutionClimate Change and EnergyNoisePolicy...
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Does car sharing really reduce car use?
The average car sits unused for more than 90% of the time, carries on average just one and a half people and costs on average €6,500 a year to own and run. Each car occupies 150m2 of urban land and...
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Shared mobility event rolls into Paris as city plans autonomous vehicle future
With Paris going to host the 2024 Olympic games, it’s ramping up plans for a shared and autonomous vehicle future. Sometimes seen as a 19th century pre-car capital, the city of light could become the...
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How EU Member States roll-out electric-mobility: electric charging...
Sufficient accessible charging infrastructure is a key enabler for the accelerated uptake of electric cars. This briefing analyses the current and planned future roll-out of EV charging infrastructure...
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