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In October 2009 the European Commission published a proposal for reducing CO2 emissions from vans.

T&E believes the law should stick to the Commission's original ambition level of 175 g/km by 2012 and 160 g/km by 2015. A 2020 target should also be set at 125 g/km. Vans should also be equipped with speed limiters set at 100 km/h. This would reduce on-road CO2 emissions by a further 8%.

An explanation of T&E's views on van fuel efficiency can be found in this briefing.

Issues

Cars and CO2
In December 2008, the EU agreed legally-binding CO2 targets for new cars that will come into force in 2015.

• Background on EU legislation
• T&E report: Carmaker CO2 Progress in 2008
• Europe's cleanest car models

Electric Cars
Will electric cars mean less CO2, or are they just another over-hyped technology?

• Report: How to Avoid an Electric Shock - Electric Cars: from Hype to Reality

Car industry subsidies
Billions of Euros of public money are being spent on research grants and new car purchase subsidies by governments across the EU.

• T&E Bulletin: Bank warning on scrappage
• Letter to the editor (Financial Times): Forget about scrapping cars; scrap the subsidies instead

Tyre standards and labels
In early 2009, the EU agreed legislation to improve the energy efficiency of tyres sold in Europe. In November 2009 a tyre label showing fuel efficiency, safety and noise performance was also agreed.

• T&E Bulletin: Tyre standards agreed
• T&E briefing: tyre standards
• T&E position paper: tyre standards
• Press release: Effectiveness of tyre label scheme will depend on retailers
• T&E briefing: tyre labels
• T&E position paper: tyre labels

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