Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) suggests that new road charges for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs or lorries) should reflect the varied health effects of traffic pollution in different European countries. The revenue from such schemes should be invested in sustainable transport, the Directive states. Source: EEA.

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Pollution Charging Romania Switzerland 223

Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

None of the EEA scenarios considered delivered the targeted reduction in transport GHG emissions. While technological advances are producing cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances in Europe, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. Click to enlarge.

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Czech Republic Clean Cleaning 2007 186

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The report found that strict new emissions laws are having a strong effect on the availability of cleaner cars, but wealth, motoring taxes, fuel prices and consumer attitudes, which vary wildly from country to country across Europe, have much more of an effect on how clean a car is chosen.&#. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3.

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Green Czech Republic Latvia CO2 39

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

After controlling for the different levels of “don’t know” responses, it was noted that men and the self-employed would be somewhat less likely to compromise on a car’s speed, price or range in order to be able to buy a “cleaner” car. Main modes of transport. Reasons why car users don’t use public transport.

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Cyprus Transportation Malta Greece 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

In 2007 the top polluting sources in the EU-27 were fuel combustion in households, passenger cars, heavy duty vehicles, and in power plants. Other findings of the report include: The road transport sector remains a major source of air pollution in the EU-27.

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Pollution Emissions Czech Republic United Kingdom 236