Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2021

Truck makers and environmentalists have joined forces to push for the deployment of 11,000 charging points for electric trucks across the EU by 2025, rising to 42,000 by 2030. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Transport & Environment (T&E) made this call to the European Commission in a joint letter.

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Europe Industrial Industry Emissions 321

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Adopted in 2014, AFID ( Directive 2014/94/EU ) creates the framework for the development of an alternative fuels infrastructure in Europe, including electricity for electric vehicles as well as hydrogen for fuel cells and LNG for shipping. —Oliver Zipse, ACEA president and CEO of BMW.

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Re-Charge Alternative Fuels Climate Climate Change 301

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

The response to COVID-19 is having a major impact on the economy, with retail and manufacturing activity crippled without precedence and concerns mounting on consumer sentiment. Purchase and investment incentives should be based on similar criteria across Europe, drawing on both national and EU funding.

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Renewable Vehicles Alternative Fuels Stimulus 207

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. promote dialogue with relevant stakeholders on a voluntary fuel labeling scheme.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The study—“A portfolio of powertrains for Europe: a fact-based analysis”—compares the economics, sustainability and performance of fuel cell, battery-electric, hybrid-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in achieving the decarbonization goal. Medium- or heavy-duty vehicles were not included.

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Plug-in PHEV Transportation Plug 244

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

We are starting with optimizing our conventional drive trains—the TDI diesel engines, the TSI engines, the DSG transmission, all of those technologies have helped us to lower our fuel consumption a lot. We have different alternative fuels in our program such as CNG and LPG, we are working on some synthetic fuel.

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Battery Batteries MPH All-Electric 356

EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe. BMW M cars – they’re coming with hybrid drivetrains. Soon, apparently.

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Electric Cars PHEV Australia Cars 98