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25 April 2013
The FIA today has welcomed the EP Environment committee’s backing for ambitious CO2 targets up to 2020 and in the longer-term, as well as a new test cycle by 2017.
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24 April 2013
At a European Parliament hearing yesterday, organised by the FIA and BEUC, and hosted by Karl-Heinz Florenz MEP, key stakeholders were brought together to discuss the Commission’s new proposals to limit CO2 emissions to an average of 95 grams per kilometre (g/km) for cars by 2020, in particular regarding the setting of long-term emissions targets, the proposed revision of the emissions test cycles and super-credits for low carbon vehicles.
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23 April 2013
Consumers will lose out if the test cycle for passenger car emissions is not revised to take account of real world conditions, and if supercredits are used to water-down current targets, the FIA has said in a letter to European Parliament ENVI MEPs ahead of a key committee vote tomorrow. The FIA Region I office is a consumer body representing 71 Automobile Clubs and their 35 million members in Europe.
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24 January 2013
Harmonised consumer information on fuel quality and vehicle compatibility needs to be provided across the EU, according to the European Commission’s new proposal on clean power (launched today).
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13 December 2012
The current system for measuring CO2 emission limits of new passenger cars is not realistic, leading to higher than expected fuel consumption, say the FIA in a letter sent to Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani today.
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25 July 2012
The 4th European Road Safety Day "Active Involvement of Youth in Road Safety" conference was held today by the European Commission, the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Ministry of Communications and Works) and the Cyprus Youth Organisation for Road Safety, REACTION.
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21 June 2012
Europeans are buying cars that are more efficient. Average carbon dioxide emissions per kilometre continue to fall in Europe, according to preliminary figures released today. The 2011 data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) also show that car manufacturers are mostly on track to meeting European Union (EU) targets.
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14 June 2012
The European Union is committed to achieving a 20% share of renewable energy by 2020. This goal can be reached only in a cost-efficient manner if all policies currently in place are implemented across all Member States and if support schemes converge. The Commission adopted a new Communication this week on implementation of the policy.
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07 June 2012
The European Commission is set to propose tighter carbon emissions standards for new EU cars, according to a draft proposal that is likely to divide the auto industry.
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06 June 2012
"We can be proud of adopting a report which represents a positive vision of the automotive sector’s competitiveness in the 21st Century, and which takes many positive steps with regard to improving road safety and the lowering of emissions.”, said the FIA President, Mr Jean Todt, following the adoption of the CARS 21 High Level report today in Brussels.
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24 May 2012
Ambitious fuel savings targets such as those proposed by the EU can cut motorists expenses by enormous sums, according to research conducted for Greenpeace by the former chief of the UK’s Environment Agency, Malcolm Fergusson.
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04 May 2012
Ecodriving, or driving in an ecological way, could reduce road transport CO2 emissions by 10 per cent. This is why FIA Region I is a partner of the EU ECOWILL (Ecodriving Wide-spread Implementation for Learners and Licensed Drivers) project on ecodriving.
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02 May 2012
A report prepared for the European Commission presents an updated analysis of the feasibility and costs of reducing the average CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles (vans). The new report complements an equivalent analysis for passenger cars.
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24 April 2012
The results of the Commission’s online consultation on strategy and options to reduce road vehicle greenhouse gas emissions are now available.
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20 April 2012
Noting a lack of progress in Europe’s fuel efficiency and the battle to slash greenhouse gases, leading figures from the freight industry and European Union examined innovative solutions showcased at an event in the European Parliament.
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19 April 2012
New cars on UK streets are cleaner than ever, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) this week. Average CO2 emissions for new cars sold in the UK in 2011 were 138.1g per km, a 4.2% decline from 2010, and a nearly 31% decline since 1997.
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18 April 2012
Conservatives in the European Parliament delivered a setback for European Commission plans to erase tax benefits for diesel fuel, saying that a period of austerity and high fuel costs is not the time for such moves.
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13 April 2012
Ambitious vehicle noise reduction proposals would enable eight million people to sleep soundly, cut noise annoyance by 39% and save €326 billion over 20 years, a Dutch research group says in a new report.
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05 April 2012
For the second year running the RAC Foundation was one of the sponsors of the RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge, entering a Delta Motorsport E4 and the Lightning GT.
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26 March 2012
A recent moratorium on new legislation in the automobile sector announced by the European Industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani will not apply to CO2 standards in cars.
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10 March 2012
Thanks to its impact on fuel consumption and maintenance costs (brakes, tyres, etc.), as well as its lower exposure to road risk, ecodriving is both a cheaper and safer way of driving for motorists.
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09 February 2012
Four European eMobility pilot projects (SmartCEM, ICT4EVU, MOBI.Europe, and MOLECULES) were kick-started at a launch event in the European Parliament yesterday (8 February 2012).
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20 January 2012
Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) offers a helping hand to organisations willing to improve energy sustainability. Launched in 2003 by the European Commission, the programme is part of a broad push to create an energy-intelligent future for us all.
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02 December 2011
To tackle the societal problems of global warming and security of energy supply, the EC1 have put forward the concept of ‘decarbonisation’, together with increased resource-efficiency. Low or zero carbon mobility
with low energy consumption is essential for a sustainable future and competitive cities where people, businesses and culture can thrive.
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02 December 2011
There will be at least four million more cars on the UK’s roads in the next twenty years as the population surges by more than ten million.
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03 November 2011
Four months to go before tougher Low Emission Zone standards introduced in London to improve air quality
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02 October 2011
European auto industry representatives have been knocked off balance by new research which appears to contradict well-worn claims by manufacturers that mandatory fuel efficiency targets would make cars unaffordable.
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09 September 2011
French Automobile and Touring Clubs ACAFA has launched a new 'Responsible Mobility' website as well as announced the launch of its 'Village of the Responsible Mobility' to be held at the end of September.
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02 September 2011
The automotive industry will be eligible for carbon credits if it invests in new technologies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from new cars. The European Commission adopted a regulation to this effect, on 25 July, with the aim of giving the European automotive industry an incentive to invest more in eco-innovation.
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14 July 2011
A German plan to revise CO2 labelling rules for cars will soon become law after clearing its final legislative hurdle in the Bundesrat, the parliament's upper house, on Friday. Carmaker like the new rules but NGOs have branded them greenwash.
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08 July 2011
The Serviceplan Group conducted a representative survey among 2,500 consumers on the sustainability of 67 selected companies: ADAC ranked second. The consumers’ top favourite is baby food producer Hipp. The drugstore chain dm holds third place.
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30 June 2011
The European Bureau of the FIA, representing more than 35 million motoring consumers via its 71 member clubs, adopted its position on the European Commission White Paper on Transport on 30 June 2011.
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15 April 2011
Automobile and Touring Club representatives from Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa met today in Johannesburg to discuss club priorities for the FIA African Council of Touring & Automobile (ACTA) and possible areas for future cooperation.
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12 April 2011
The new White Paper on Transport is the most ambitious yet with the goal being to keep jobs and growth while using resources more efficiently, said Ms Marjeta Jager, Director for General Policy at the European Commission, at a Forum for the Automobile and Society event today.
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28 March 2011
White Paper on Transport focus on ITS welcomed but higher costs threaten consumer trust, says FIA
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21 March 2011
Consumers will not automatically make the switch to electric vehicles if running costs are high, a recharging station network is not in place, or if new technologies are not user-friendly, according to a new policy paper by the FIA.
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21 March 2011
Consumers will not automatically make the switch to electric vehicles if running costs are high, a recharging station network is not in place, or if new technologies are not user-friendly, according to this new policy paper by the FIA European Bureau
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04 March 2011
An initial three-way meeting between the Council, the Parliament and the Commission was held, on 3 March, to discuss revision of the Eurovignette Directive...
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15 February 2011
The FIA European Bureau expressed its disappointment today that MEPs were failing to keep up the momentum on ambitious energy efficiency and climate change targets, and warned that by doing so, competitiveness could be at risk.
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14 February 2011
Automobile and Touring Club representatives from Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, and South Africa met today in Johannesburg to discuss club priorities for the FIA African Council of Touring & Automobile (ACTA) and possible areas for future cooperation.
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08 February 2011
With car numbers estimated to double from 800,000 million today to 1.6 billion over the next 25 years, we need more intelligent planning of cities, said Connie Hedegaard, the European Commissioner for Climate Action.
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25 January 2011
In line with the strategic objective set out in the Action Plan on Urban mobility in 2009, the Commission released a study on the state of the art of access restriction schemes...
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02 July 2010
The FIA Eurocouncil's answer to the public consultation document “Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020”.
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01 June 2010
The Transport Committee in the European Parliament adopted unanimously the report on a sustainable future for transport drafted by rapporteur Matthieu Grosch on June 1st...
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10 May 2010
The survey was launched following several FIA complaints to the Commission about the lack of transparency in the formation of fuel prices.
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30 April 2010
EuroCouncil Declaration, 2010 - Putting mobile consumers at the heart of public policy
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05 March 2010
Belgian State Secretary for mobility announces that the Eurovignette will come back to centre stage after being left on the sidelines by the Swedish and Spanish EU Presidencies...
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03 February 2010
Biofuels sold in Britain during the period 2008-09 achieved greenhouse gas emission savings of 46% compared to fossil fuels, according to a report published last week by the country's renewable energy agency.
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27 November 2009
FIA Resolution on the Fairness of Fuel Prices and Motoring Taxation
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03 November 2009
The European Commission put forward its proposal for a Regulation setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles and minibuses. What's at issue?
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07 October 2009
The European Commission has promised a revision of Europe's so-called CO2 Labelling Directive. Technical Director Wilfried Klanner explains the main issues at hand for car drivers.
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02 October 2009
The Eurocouncil of the FIA raises its concerns at the approach taken by the Commission with regard to urban traffic congestion following the adoption of the Action Plan on Urban Mobility.
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26 August 2009
FIA Eurocouncil Answer to Public Consultation on the Evaluation and Revision of the Action Plan for Energy Efficiency [COM(2006) 545]
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07 July 2009
The Swedish government announced plans on Thursday to develop a new national strategy for "the production, distribution and use of biogas", in order to boost industrial competitiveness and reduce fossil fuel dependency in the transport sector.
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03 July 2009
The European Commission decided, on 2 July, to grant three member states (Germany, Austria and Hungary) additional time to comply, in certain zones, with limit values for particulate matter (PM10) emissions...
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02 July 2009
The FIA Eurocouncil particularly welcomes the high importance given by the Swedish Presidency to ITS as their wider implementation will significant contribute to making mobility more reliable, more efficient, cleaner and safer.
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30 June 2009
Talking about car propulsion and fuels of the future there is only one thing sure and that is that nothing is certain. However, looking at present developments it seems the competition is going to be between the electrical car and the one with hydrogen or fuel cell propulsion.
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30 June 2009
A newly-produced report focuses on Europe’s potential for creating an eco-efficient economy, one of the areas that will be given priority during the Swedish Presidency.
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05 May 2009
The harmful petrol vapour which escapes during the refuelling of cars at service stations will have to be captured.
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24 March 2009
FIA club president Carlos Barbosa gets support from Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso after clubs voicing serious concerns regarding petrol price fixing and economic recovery.
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11 March 2009
Parliament adopted a report criticising the Commission for the lack of an overall strategy on "the greening of transport" and the absence of a usable model for assessing "external costs" such as the environmental impact of transport.
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10 March 2009
The EU will soon have a simpler, system for the type-approval of motor vehicles, following the EP adopting a report to beef up plans introducing new rules on the registration, sale and use of cars.
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04 March 2009
The efforts to overcome the economic slowdown in Europe provide an opportunity to carry out economic reforms and move towards more sustainable production methods and consumption patterns.
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05 January 2009
Technological progress has allowed cars to becoming more and more fuel-efficient. But improving car technology is only one side of the coin. The driving habits have also a significant impact on the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. By adapting them slightly, economical as well as environmental benefits can easily be generated.
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05 January 2009
The third edition of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, and in other cities across Europe from Monday 9 to Friday 13 February 2009, although many side events are foreseen during the weeks immediately before and after.
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02 December 2008
Following a series of meetings between MEPs and the French Presidency of the Council, the two sides have informally agreed details of future targets on CO2 emissions from cars.
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21 November 2008
Haulage companies, freight transport federations, and heavy goods vehicle manufacturers have lobbied hard to promote the use of longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) – the so-called “monster trucks” or “giga liners”. But will this be good for European drivers?
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09 June 2008
The European motoring clubs, members of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), together comprising the Eurocouncil of the FIA, representing within Europe 34 million motorists, issued the following declaration at its annual meeting on 23 April 2008 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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