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Business Breakfast „What Power for Future Mobility?“
The EU reduction targets for CO2 emissions set for 2012 and 2020 are putting the automotive sector under continuous pressure. These targets have already been set for Passenger Vehicles and now are being discussed for Light Commercial Vehicles.
This takes place in a period when the automotive sector, an important industry sector and employer in the EU, was hit by the economic crisis very hard. It is clear that there are limits to the level of regulation the sector can cope with, therefore new technologies must be found. Where is the potential for further reduction of CO2 emissions? Electric vehicles can partly provide an answer. Numerous projects on electric transport in Europe are already on board. By 2030 majority of new vehicles produced could be electric. However, the development must be coordinated at all levels. Participants of CEBRE´s event held on 27th April 2010 agreed that targets set for CO2 emissions have to be reasonable and cooperation on common guidelines and standards is necessary as well as support of R&D investment and financial incentives of electrification.
Presentations
- Oldřich VLASÁK, MEP (ECR, CZ), responsible for TRAN opinion on the proposal for a regulation on setting emissions performance standarts for new light commercial vehicles
- TRAN opinion
- Simon GODWIN, ACEA – European Automobile Manufacturers´Association/EUCAR
- Fabien HILLAIRET, ČEZ Group, specialist in renewable energy and sustainable development
- Lars HOLMQVIST, CEO of CLEPA, European Association of Automotive Suppliers
