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News: First climate change commissioner targets lorries and cars for emissions cuts

The EU’s new climate change commissioner is promising an initiative on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from lorries, and says the existing agreement to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars could be tightened to provide greater incentives to car makers.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | General Transport | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Electric cars will only work with 'green' power

The conditions under which electric vehicles could play a significant role in reducing climate changing emissions from transport have been set out in a new study for T&E and two other environmental NGOs. It says the source of the power for electric cars is crucial to their potential to fight climate change.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | T&E Bulletin

News: Environment zone 'reasonable'

A legal challenge against Berlin's 'environment zone' has failed. Eleven citizens and Germany's biggest car club ADAC had challenged the ruling that prevented the most polluting vehicles from driving in the designated zone. But in a written verdict published last month, the judges said the environment zone was 'reasonable' to secure the 'protection of the public's health from air pollution'. The judgement could prevent the Hannover environment zone from being abolished, which is being sought by the environment minister of Lower Saxony.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin

Publications: Briefing: Green power for electric cars

Summary and briefing on CE Delft 'Green power for electric cars' report by T&E, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe.

February 8, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

Publications: Green Power for Electric Cars: Development of policy recommendations

T&E, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace European Unit and WWF Germany jointly commissioned this study to look into how the full potential of electric cars can be realised. The study aims to analyse the potential impact of the electrification of road transport on EU power production and to develop policy recommendations to ensure that this development will lead to the growth of renewable electricity in Europe.

February 8, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

News: EU must commit to green electric cars

Putting more electric cars on the road could increase carbon emissions unless they run on green energy, says a new independent report commissioned jointly by Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace and Transport & Environment. The environmental organisations call for national renewable electricity targets to ensure electric vehicles are truly ‘zero emissions’.

February 8, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

News: Recharging fuel efficiency standards

Jos Dings writes in today's European Voice: Visitors to the Brussels motor show last month could have been left with only one impression: the future is electric. As your special report on the future of cars noted (14-20 January), virtually every manufacturer exhibited a car powered by batteries.

February 4, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy

News: Cut out EU loopholes to avoid an electric shock

The EU is in danger of wasting the potential for electric cars to cut greenhouse gas emissions. That's the main conclusion of a new report by T&E which warns that promoting electric cars in isolation will not only under-use the environmental benefits but could lead to more carbon dioxide emissions than if no electric cars were produced. The report makes three clear recommendations for changes to EU policy and thinking.

December 16, 2009 | Cars | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy

News: The road to good charging can often be bumpy

Editorial by Maarten van Biezen and Chris Nobel, The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment (T&E member organisation) The idea of basing motoring taxation on the distance a vehicle is driven – generally known these days as a 'kilometre charge' – is in principle a good one which environmental groups have advocated for years. But as recent developments in the Netherlands have shown, the road to good charging can often be a bumpy one.

December 16, 2009 | Cars | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Controversial issues surround first kilometre charge for cars

The Netherlands has moved closer to becoming the latest nation to introduce a kilometre charge and the first to charge for private cars.

December 16, 2009 | Cars | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

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