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'MEPs and Council Presidency reach deal on CO2 emissions from cars'

"Following a series of meetings between MEPs and the French Presidency of the Council, the two sides have informally agreed details of future targe...

Read more... 03/12/2008

Swedes, Danes and Dutch oppose weakening CO2 standards

"The battle over limiting CO2 emissions from new cars goes on, with the French presidency saying it is determined to conclude a deal by the end of...

Read more... 19/11/2008

In coping with congestion, ants lead the way

Ants

"Motorists can learn a thing or two about dodging traffic jams from the humble ant, claim scientists," Telegraph.co.uk reports.

Read more... 11/11/2008

UK: New low carbon vehicle programme announced

'The UK government is putting GBP 100 million (EUR 126 million) into a new GBP 200-million public-private investment program to speed up the introd...

Read more... 28/10/2008

The Netherlands: no traffic jams today?

Dutch companies worked hard to keep this Thursday free of traffic jams. Although queues are reported, the organisers can claim they have achieved s...

Read more... 09/10/2008

"European automakers to seek EUR 40 billion in loans from EC"

As the world's financial system is increasingly short on cash, it are not just the banks turning to governments for assistance. Both US and Europea...

Read more... 06/10/2008

EP loosens CO2 targets despite public sense of urgency

The target of maximum CO2 emissions of 120 grams per kilometre for newly-sold vehicles will not have to met by the year 2010 but 2015, despite a re...

Read more... 02/09/2008

Cars: the future's rechargeable batteries

"Expected to be priced at around 3 million yen, electric vehicles are still regarded as an expensive transportation medium. However, if they become...

Read more... 27/08/2008

Eco-driving lands in US, met with skepticism

Already a standard practice for many European organisations, 'Eco-driving' has really landed in the States after being launched by the Alliance of...

Read more... 21/08/2008

Automotive 2020: Clarity beyond the chaos

All new vehicles will have some type of hybrid power system within 12 years, according to the IBM Automotive 2020 Study of automotive executives ar...

Read more... 20/08/2008

Podcast: enriched lives, less distance

Expert Lee Schipper describes transportation in the years ahead as "a gradual shift toward people and goods needing to go less distance to enable u...

Read more... 14/08/2008

UK: 100 grams/km CO2 emissions by 2020

UK Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly launched a consultation (...) on European Commission proposals to introduce compulsory CO2 targets for new cars.

Read more... 13/07/2008