INFORM Transport
SHOWCASE
Looking to update your list of company cars? Well, you might want some of which will appear in UK showrooms during the course of
to include these four. this year. This year’s crop of new models includes an incredible
The Peugeot iOn electric, the Nissan LEAF electric, the Toyota range of technical innovations designed to maximise performance
Plug-in Prius hybrid and the Audi A1 are the top four green cars and drive down emissions.
to watch in 2010, according to WhatGreenCar magazine. Of the Top 10 cars listed, two are fully electric, two are petrol-
As road tax, company car tax and the London Congestion hybrid, one is a plug-in hybrid, and at least three will launch with
Charge incentives for low-carbon cars steadily increase, the car the latest gasoline direct engine (GDI) or EcoBoost
industry is now offering a wider range of quality new models – turbocharger/direct injection technology.
AVIATION POLICY
A new study on aviation says
the pace of improvements in
Loopholes threaten carbon cuts
aircraft energy efficiency is
very slow, and no progress has Electric cars can play a role in cut- zero emissions despite the fact that dards to be tightened further. The
been made in the past decade. ting Europe’s carbon emissions but the electricity which they use can report argues that industry and
The International Council on current EU legislation contains come from high-carbon fossil fuels policymakers have relied in the
Clean Transportation has exam- loopholes that are likely to lead to such as coal. past on “distant dream” technolo-
ined emissions from 25,000 emissions and oil use going up, The combined effect of these gies to solve environmental prob-
planes produced between 1960 according to a report by Transport loopholes would be that carmakers lems rather than setting targets for
and 2008. It shows improve- & Environment (T&E). who choose to market electric cars CO
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emissions and fuel efficiency.
ments in fuel efficiency for the European Commission to meet EU targets, would have to Director of Transport &
first three decades – but President José Manuel Barroso has do less to reduce emissions of con- Environment, Jos Dings,
virtually no improvements in called for transport to be decar- ventional cars. The overall effect said: “The game for policymakers
the past 20 years. bonised, saying that electric cars would be higher CO
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emissions is cutting emissions and reducing
The report’s author, Daniel are crucial. and oil use. our dependence on oil, not pro-
Rutherford, said: “Our analysis Binding EU targets for car CO
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Supercredits are also included in moting electric cars. Promoting
suggests efficiency improve- emissions include ‘supercredits’ legislation that was proposed last electric cars without maintaining
ments only tend to come with that enable carmakers to sell up to month to improve the CO
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emis- pressure on fuel efficiency
the introduction of new 3.5 gas-guzzling SUVs for every sions of vans. standards, will kill any chance
designs, which are much less electric vehicle they sell and still T&E is calling for current and of success.”
common today.” reach their official EU target. future loopholes to be dropped The report is available from
Electric cars are also counted as and CO
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and fuel efficiency stan- transportenvironment.org
IN FACT THE UN’S COP15 SUMMIT IN COPENHAGEN PRODUCED A CARBON FOOTPRINT OF MORE THAN 40,000 TONNES OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS
10 February 2010 ❘ Sustainable Business
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