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BY DEIRDRE MASON in London

PROPOSED new European Union (EU) legislation making a range of safety systems in new cars, trucks and other heavy vehicles mandatory from 2012 has had a largely positive response from the automotive industry, but proposals about cutting down tire noise have been less welcome.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE COMPULSORY fitting of electronic stability control systems to new cars from 2012 has been proposed by the European Commission, to boost motoring safety across the European Union (EU). Brussels has also proposed the mandatory fitting of low resistance rolling tyres, and tyre pressure monitoring systems in 2012, which the Commission says will boost fuel economy (and hence reduce emissions), while also boosting safety.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON in London

AUTO manufacturers in the European Union (EU) will be under further pressure to produce cleaner vehicles now that the EU Council of Ministers has approved a new air quality directive setting strict limits for PM 2.5 particulate matter in air.…

BY HELENA FLUSFEDER, in Jerusalem

FOR the fledgling state of Israel in 1951, being dependent on two foreign companies for its supply of petrol was hardly ideal, especially at a time of war when the companies had reduced their activities in the country.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A DEAL has been struck at the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers over unbundling of gas (and electricity) networks, which will allow formal ownership of production and distribution operations.

However, this compromise option will insist on transmission systems being managed by an independent operator.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

IMAGINE an intelligent transport system so clever, that it could tell a motorist how fast to drive in a city to avoid all red lights in a given journey. And then also imagine a system that could also advise a driver how to motor at the most constant speed possible, avoiding unnecessary accelerations and braking, saving gallons of fuel and engine wear-and-tear to boot.…

By Keith Nuthall

Imagine an intelligent transport system so clever, that it could tell a motorist how fast to drive in a city to avoid all red lights in a given journey. And then also imagine a system that could also advise a driver how to motor at the most constant speed possible, avoiding unnecessary accelerations and braking, saving gallons of fuel and engine wear-and-tear to boot.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission may take another tilt at allegedly discriminatory car taxation policies, this time launching legal action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against Malta. Brussels considers the Maltese registration tax system unfairly penalises second hand vehicles, charging more tax than on vehicles registered initially in Malta.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Commission has granted regulatory merger approval to Renault’s securing a US$1 billion 25% stake in Russia’s AvtoVaz, which manufactures the country’s long-established Lada range. The French carmaker is to share know-how and technology with AvtoVaz to boost the appeal of its models and improve marketing.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has struck two natural gas supply agreements with Iraq and Turkmenistan that will enable the EU to reduce its dependence on Russian exports. EU external relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov (NOTE – CORRECT NAME) have agreed that the EU will buy 10 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas annually from Turkmenistan.…