European 'clean mobility' updates
23 April 2019
- Promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles
Following the provisional deal with the Council of 11 February, the European Parliament last week formally adopted the reform of the Clean Vehicles Directive (view text adopted here). The revision sets out minimum procurement targets for clean light-duty vehicles, trucks and buses for 2025 and 2030. The targets are expressed as minimum percentages of clean vehicles in the total number of road transport vehicles covered by the aggregate of all procurement contracts and public service contracts. Under the new rules, by 2030 up to 65% of new buses will have to be ‘clean’, as defined under the Directive on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (DAFI). - CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans
The Council of Ministers last week agreed on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans in the EU for the period after 2020 (view text adopted here). In 2030, emissions from new cars will have to be 37.5% lower and emissions from new vans 31% lower, compared to 2021. Between 2025 and 2029, both cars and vans will be required to emit 15% less CO2. These are EU-wide fleet targets. The CO2 reduction effort will be distributed among manufacturers on the basis of the average mass of their vehicle fleet. The agreement confirms the European Parliament vote of 27 March and finalises the formal adoption of new rules that will contribute to decarbonising and modernising Europe’s mobility sector. The publication of the text in the Official Journal of the Union will follow, and the new legislation will enter into force 20 days after publication. - CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles
The European Parliament last week approved the first-ever EU-wide CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (view text adopted here). Emissions from new lorries will have to be 15% lower in 2025 and 30% lower in 2030, compared to the reference period which covers 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Following this approval by the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers will finalise the formal adoption. This endorsement will be followed by the publication of the text in the Official Journal of the Union, and the new legislation will enter into force 20 days after publication.