No Deal on Environmental Goods
Geneva – December 4, 2016 Talks on reduced tariffs for environmentally friendly goods have not brought to an agreement in Geneva.EU negotiators – along with their counterparts from 16 other WTO members – tried to iron out their remaining differences on the final list of products to be subject to full tariff abolition until the […]
European Commission presents a Strategy towards Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility
Brussels – November 30, 2016“Profound change lies ahead for the transport sector; both in Europe and in other parts of the world. A wave of technological innovation and disruptive business models has led to a growing demand for new mobility services. At the same time, the sector is responding to the pressing need to make […]
“Tookit” Guide to promote more Cycle-Rail Journeys
United Kingdom – November 2016 Each year in England, 50 million journeys are made by bike and train combined. A comprehensive new guide to encourage many more people to ride bicycles to and from the station as part of their regular commuting journey has been published by the UK’s Cycle Rail Working Group, which reports […]
European Transport Forum 2016
Brussels – September 27, 2016 Almost one year after the historic agreement at the Paris climate change conference in December 2015 – where 195 countries adopted the first ever universal, legally binding global climate deal –, the 2016 edition of the European Transport Forum focused its attention on reduction of CO2 emissions from transport in Europe.The […]
World Light Electric Vehicle Summit in Barcelona
Barcelona – September 20–21, 2016 A world platform for stakeholders in the field of Light Electric Vehicles has been launched by ELECTRI-CITY.MOBI with a 2-days summit in Barcelona that gathered around 150 experts.R&D consultancies, Industry, public authorities, end-users and NGO’s shared their ideas on the state of affairs of E-Mobility with the aim to learn […]
Strengthening the EU Electric Vehicle Market
Brussels – September 20, 2016 Several actions have been developed at EU level to encourage the uptake of electrical vehicles, including the ‘European Strategy on Clean and Energy Efficient Vehicles’ and the ‘European Green Vehicles Initiative’ (EGVI). The Strategy sets out a policy framework for ‘green’ means of transportation while the EGVI represents a contractual […]
Towards a European Cycling Strategy: Kick-Off Meeting
Brussels – September 14, 2016 The European Commission launched in January of this year the so-called “GEAR 2030” strategy to boost competitiveness and growth in the automotive sector, in December 2015 a comprehensive strategy for the European aviation sector, in 2009 the “Maritime Strategy 2018” and in 2013 the proposals for the Fourth Railway Package: […]
New Dutch Standard for Speed-EPAC helmet published
Delft – August 8, 2016 According to the new EU regulation 168/2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two and three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles, the Speed-Pedelec is classified as a moped: for the Netherlands – as well as for other European countries – this means that wearing a moped helmet (in compliance with ECE […]
European Bicycle Industry and Market Profile 2016 with 2015 Data
Brussels – July 27, 2016 CONEBI launched the European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile 2016 with 2015 data. The report gives an overview of the European Bicycle Industry from the points of view of production, sales, employment and imports in the European Union. The full European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile 2016 with 2015 data is available at the following […]
Towards the decarbonisation of transport: A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility
Brussels – July 20, 2016 On July 20th, the European Commission presented its ‘European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’. The strategy features ‘a package of measures to accelerate the transition to low- emissions in the Transport sector, following the EU’s goal set during the Paris Agreement and within the framework of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.The […]