GLOBAL MOVE TO PROMOTE HYBRIDS AND ELECTRIC CARS
April 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A '50 by 50' Global Fuel Economy Initiative launched by the UN Environment Programme, the International Energy Agency, the International Transport Forum and the FIA Foundation aims to promote hybrids and electric cars.
It details blueprints on establishing a global car fleet consuming 50% less fuel by 2050 than today, stabilising its greenhouse gas emissions. *http://www.fiafoundation.org/50by50/documents/50BY50_report.pdf
ENDS
A '50 by 50' Global Fuel Economy Initiative launched by the UN Environment Programme, the International Energy Agency, the International Transport Forum and the FIA Foundation aims to promote hybrids and electric cars.
It details blueprints on establishing a global car fleet consuming 50% less fuel by 2050 than today, stabilising its greenhouse gas emissions. *http://www.fiafoundation.org/50by50/documents/50BY50_report.pdf
ENDS
Full access to this article can be arranged with permission from the client that first ordered it. Please contact us to request access. Entries are uploaded to our archive at least one year after being published by a client – free access is restricted to International News Services journalists for background research only. The article date indicates when copy was filed to a client, not when posted to this archive. Upon client requests, International News Services will remove such articles from the archive or not upload them in the first place. They are included to demonstrate the breadth of topics undertaken by the agency and also to help promote clients’ coverage.