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EU OPINION POLL SHOWS PLENTY OF DEMAND FOR AUTOMOBILES IN 'GREEN' EUROPE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE STEREOTYPE of Europeans favouring public transport over private cars is deeply flawed according to a new European Commission-funded opinion poll that interviewed 25,767 people. Pollsters Gallup not only confirmed that private motor transport is the most widespread means of making journeys in the EU (53% of those polled drove rather than cycled, walked or took public transport), 22% of these motorists would not drive less, even with dramatic improvements to rail, bus, air and boat transport.…
BIOFUELS PROMOTED BY DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS
BY ALAN OSBORN
DIFFERENT parts of the world have devised a wide range of regulations to promote biofuels as an answer to traditional fuels posed by supply and environmental concerns. Japan began promoting alternative fuels in the mid-70s following the oil crisis, replacing oil-powered electric generators with units driven by alternative fuels, as well as natural gas, coal and nuclear power.…
EU COUNCIL APPROVES NEW TYPE APPROVAL LAW
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) trucks, vans, buses, disabled driver vehicles, coaches, motor homes and trailers must in comply with revamped EU vehicle performance rules. These ‘type approval’ rules have previously only been harmonised across the EU for cars, but a new simplified law covers other vehicles, with implementation deadlines stretching to seven years time.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANS SPECIAL FUEL EMISSION STANDARD FOR LORRIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ROAD haulage industry is being consulted by the European Commission on its favoured scope and timetable for introducing new Euro VI emission standards for heavy lorries (exceeding 2.8 tonnes). Brussels has outlined four possible design rules capping nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydrocarbons and particulate matter:
*Option A – matching standards in the USA, requiring a higher rate of cooled exhaust gas recirculation and more efficient selective catalytic reduction (SCR).…
BRUSSELS PUSHES FOR GUARANTEED VISITORS' EXEMPTIONS FROM FINLAND CAR TAX
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission will plead at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a ruling telling Finland to guarantee that temporary visitors to the country are exempt from paying its car registration tax. Brussels claims the Finnish system breaks European Union (EU) taxation rights enshrined in EU directive 83/182/EEC.…
FRANCO-BRITISH AXIS OVER GREEN TAXES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE NEW leaders of Britain and France have teamed up to pressurise the European Union (EU) into allowing special low rates of VAT for some environment-friendly products. French president Nicolas Sarkozy and UK prime minister Gordon Brown announced in Paris they would jointly push for low 5% VAT for cars with reduced CO2 emissions, insulation materials, efficient light bulbs and energy-efficient appliances.…
REGULATORS WORLDWIDE STRUGGLE TO PROMOTE POPULAR BIOFUELS THROUGH REGULATION
BY ALAN OSBORN
DIFFERENT parts of the world have devised a wide range of regulations to promote biofuels as an answer to traditional fuels posed by supply and environmental concerns. Japan began promoting alternative fuels in the mid-70s following the oil crisis, replacing oil-powered electric generators with units driven by alternative fuels, as well as natural gas, coal and nuclear power.…
BRITISH DRIVERS REFUSE TO GIVE UP THEIR CARS - EU POLL REVEALS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MORE than a fifth (22%) of European Union (EU) motorists would not use their cars any less, even if dramatic improvements were made to local public transport systems, a European Commission-funded opinion poll has revealed. Conducted by pollsters Gallup amongst 25,767 people across the EU, the survey said British drivers are around the European average in this regard – at 19%.…
INDIAN SCIENTISTS SAY PLATOONING COULD SAVE FUEL AND EMISSIONS
BY MONICA DOBIE
TAILGATING may actually be the answer to solving some air pollution woes in large congested cities.
Scientists at India’s Jadavpur University have found that using safe automated tailgating or “platooning” whereby the distance from one vehicle to another is only 1 metre, reduces engine use and hence exhaust emissions, because cars travel in each other’s slipstream.…
EU ROUND UP - EU MINISTERS OPPOSE WHOLESALE ENERGY UNBUNDLING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has admitted that support for a comprehensive unbundling of EU energy suppliers and producers is weak within the EU Council of Ministers, signalling that he may have to water down planned tough draft proposals.…