Examines reasons for the limited adoption of cost-effective fuel-saving technologies in the EU, as input to the European Commission’s policy deliberations on reducing GHG emissions from HDVs.
Report on a study commissioned by the ICCT and the Verband der Automobilindustrie of fuel efficiency improvements in the heavy-duty vehicle sector from improved trailer and tire designs by application of a new test procedure developed for the European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action.
Summarizes and evaluates approaches to testing and certifying power-train systems and complete vehicles.
Analysis of data and assumptions used by AEA and Ricardo in a 2011 report to the European Commission on GHG reduction potential of HDVs in the EU, based on a comparison between HDV technologies offered in the United States and the European Union.
This paper provides aggregated statistics for the fleet of new light-commercial vehicles in the EU for the year 2010.
A workshop for regulators, manufacturers, fleets, academics and NGOs to facilitate an exchange of ideas on controlling emissions from HDVs and inform policy development in Europe.
On February 15, 2011 the European Parliament adopted legislation that, for the first time, will regulate CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles (LCV) in Europe. It is expected to formally become law in the first half of 2011.
