Cars
News: The costs of subsidising company cars
Company cars are generally undertaxed in the EU, distorting the economy, adding welfare costs to society including greater CO2 emissions, and generating artificial demand for larger cars.
July 22, 2010 | Cars | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin
Publications: Briefing: How closely related are car and van technologies?
A T&E analysis of the assumptions from the AEA support study to the UK consultation “Determining counterfactual CO2 emissions of new vans”
June 7, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Vans
News: Commission wants CO2 limits for lorries
Efforts to reduce climate emissions from road freight transport were given a boost last month when the Commission suggested the introduction of carbon dioxide emissions standards for the first time. The idea has been floated in a communication on clean and energy-efficient vehicles, which concentrates mainly on setting a framework for the development of electric cars.
May 20, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | Fuels | Climate Change & Energy | Cars | T&E Bulletin
News: CO2-based car taxes
The number of EU member countries that have a CO2-based form of car taxation has increased to 17, according to figures from the European car makers association Acea.
May 20, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin
News: Brussels is the EU's most congested city
Brussels is not just the capital of the EU, but the EU’s most congested city.
May 20, 2010 | Cars | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin
News: 30% CO2 reduction through 80 km/h speed limit
Research by the respected Dutch consultancy CE Delft has shown that carbon dioxide emissions from road transport could be reduced by 30% if motorway speed limits in the Netherlands were set at 80 km/h.
April 19, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin | Vans | Noise
News: Tackling transport demand requires conviction, and sometimes a little ruthlessness
Editorial by Chris Bowers, Editor, T&E Bulletin The man who pioneered London’s congestion charge, Ken Livingstone, was the highest-profile speaker at last month’s T&E annual general meeting, which also celebrated T&E’s 20th birthday.
April 19, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation | Public & Urban | T&E Bulletin
News: Commission accused of 'breach of duty' and 'eroding citizens' trust'
The Commission is in trouble over another case of not releasing information on a controversial subject. The European ombudsman has condemned officials for failing to comply with an order for it to publish correspondence with the German car maker Porsche over dealings Porsche had with Brussels over reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
March 18, 2010 | Cars | T&E Bulletin
News: EU helps Swiss emissions fall ... and energy categories get stricter
The Swiss transport and energy ministry has made its new car energy efficiency categories much stricter.
March 18, 2010 | Cars | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy
News: Motor lobby attack on van CO2 law is not credible
Some of Europe's biggest-selling vans are already close to meeting proposed EU CO2 targets for 2016 after making big improvements in fuel efficiency this year, according to T&E. Meanwhile the car industry lobby continues to claim that EU proposals for binding reduction targets are 'unrealistic'. That claim is not credible, says T&E.
March 12, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Press Releases | Vans
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