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Electric vehicles
Polish power sector supports electrification of transport
Electrification of transport will bring a broad range of benefits. Cleaner air (especially in densely populated areas), better urban transport, safer and quieter vehicles and lower oil imports. That is why the Polish power sector supports electrification of the sector.
Jaguar to enter world of electric motorsport
Est. 4minJaguar has announced that it will contest the next season of Formula E, as the race to develop more efficient and affordable electric cars gears up.
VW’s ‘dieselgate’ puts spotlight on electric cars in Germany
Est. 4minThe pollution-cheating scandal that has engulfed auto giant Volkswagen is turning up the heat on the German government to make more determined headway in its self-declared "electromobility" goals, analysts say.
Autonomous driving takes back seat as connected car rules prepared
Est. 6minEuropean Commission and Parliament officials said on Thursday (3 September) that they were moving towards regulating connected cars, but are still a long way off from sealing new legislation on autonomous vehicles.
CEOs: Europe doesn’t have ‘the big balls’ to make a Tesla
Est. 3minThe European Union doesn’t have the “big balls” needed to make market-leading and disrupting innovation such as the Tesla electric car, business leaders have said.
Gabriel: Germany has ‘catching up to do’ in e-car sector
Est. 4minGermany ranked near the middle in an international comparison of markets for electric vehicles, demonstrating there is room for improvement, the government said. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Energy Union pushes for e-mobility and alternative fuels in transport
Est. 3minThe European Commission plans further steps to decarbonise the transport sector through a shift to alternative fuels and electro-mobility, according to the latest draft of the Energy Union proposal, which will be officially presented later today.
Car sharing struggles to challenge private owners in Germany
Est. 4minDespite a growing number of users, car sharing is not expected to displace private automobiles any time soon, causing the German government to come up with new incentives for collective models in the hopes of promoting sustainable transportation. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Germany to miss target for one million e-cars by 2020
Est. 4minGermany hopes to put one million electric cars on its roads by the year 2020, but government advisors already predict the country will miss its target if state support is not stepped up soon. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Berlin approves new incentives for electric car drivers
Est. 6minThe German government passed a new law on electromobility, including perks for electric car drivers, such as parking privileges, permission to use bus lanes and special transit access. However, environmentalists are unhappy. EURACTIV Germany reports.
European electric car sales continue to accelerate
Est. 3minElectric vehicle sales in Europe doubled again in 2013 for the fourth consecutive year, with more than one in every 20 new auto-buyers in the Netherlands and Norway opting for battery-powered cars, according to analysis of official data by the Transport and Environment (T&E) environmental think tank.
Blind people want noisier cars to improve pedestrian safety
Est. 3minThe European Blind Union (EBU) has called on the EU institutions to uphold blind people’s basic right to walk the streets safely, warning that the proliferation of electric and hybrid vehicles pose a serious threat to the blind and partially sighted.
IEA: Transport efficiency gains could save $70 trillion by 2050
Est. 2minImproving the energy efficiency of urban transport systems could save as much as $70 trillion (€54.6 trillion) in spending on vehicles, fuel and transport infrastructure by mid-century, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
EU’s clean transport dream faces familiar speed bumps
Est. 5minPlans to kick-start Europe’s low carbon vehicles industry with a huge infrastructure package ran into retro roadblocks at a meeting of EU transport ministers yesterday (11 March), with member states bemoaning the use of public funds to reach ambitious targets.
Brussels mandates roll-out of electric-car ‘recharging points’
Est. 4minThe EU has pledged a huge expansion of infrastructure for electric vehicles with binding targets to multiply the number of Europe’s charging stations, part of a new strategy to kickstart Europe’s low-carbon automotive industry.
Oettinger tells Volkswagen he relaxed new CO2 targets
Est. 5minEU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger has written to Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, reassuring him that proposed EU regulations to cut vehicle CO2 emissions will not harm the German automobile giant because of relaxed rules for "supercredits". EURACTIV reveals the content of the leaked letter.
What will Europeans be driving in 2030?
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / Car manufacturers envision a mostly electrified European market by 2030, in which car sharing schemes will have taken off in city centres, new mobility operators will offer multiplatform transport packages, and the age of ‘the prosumer’ could be upon us.
Peugeot chief calls for Brussels to legislate on electric cars
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / The head of PSA Peugeot Citroën’s electric vehicles and mobility projects has called for the European Commission to legislate common tax and regulatory measures for electric cars across the continent.
UK MPs call for more ambitious electric car grant scheme
Est. 2minBritain needs a more ambitious programme to encourage the uptake of low-carbon vehicles because sales of the cars have disappointed, a committee of British MPs said today (20 September).
IEA: Government support ‘crucial’ for electric cars roll-out
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / Public subsidies, legislative innovations and consumer education are vital for the development of Europe’s fledgling electric cars industry, an energy analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA) has told EURACTIV.
Don’t it make our green cars brown?
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Electric cars are an axiom of clean transport planning - they produce no tailpipe emissions, little localised air pollution and, potentially, no greenhouse gas output. But as their critics point out, they are only as green as the electricity that they use.
US electric car industry poised to overtake Europe
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / A new US fuel efficiency standard finalised by the Obama administration last month will jolt America’s nascent electric car industry to life, but could leave European auto manufacturers racing to catch up, analysts and industry sources say.
New cars in Europe may have to cut carbon emissions by one-third
Est. 4minNew cars and vans in the European Union will produce one-third less carbon dioxide within eight years, under proposed new rules set out on Wednesday (11 July) in Brussels.
Carmakers to win ‘super credits’ from low-emission vehicles
Est. 4minThe European Commission is planning to re-introduce a clause for ‘super credits’ that would reward manufacturers that switch to electric cars with permits to make high-emitting gas guzzlers, EURACTIV understands. The controversial clause will be part of proposals for CO2 in Cars, due to be announced today (11 July).