Road transport

In July, the European Commission presented a strategy for low-emission mobility that could mean dramatic changes for the transport sector. euractiv.com looks at the implications for industry, with a focus on road freight.

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• EU’s decarbonisation plans scrutinised by divided transport industry

  News | Transport 26-09-2016

  EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has to make good on a few promises she made before the summer break.

• EU countries want legal change for driverless cars – but they’ll have to wait

  News | Transport 27-09-2016

  Driverless cars have figured into several EU policy plans lately, as politicians have advocated for speeding up work on the technology to stop countries like the United States from having a leg up on European auto manufacturers.

• Road sector braces for EU bid to cut emissions

  News | Transport 28-09-2016

  After a year of being dogged by the dieselgate scandal, the European road transport sector has started soul searching prompted by new EU plans to reduce carbon emissions.

• UNEP: Dieselgate will ‘push the electric revolution very quickly’

  Interview | Transport 29-09-2016

  The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal will mark an important step towards phasing out the hundred-year-old internal combustion engine which doesn't have a place in a modern, low-carbon transport system, says Ulf Björnholm.

• Surge in electric cars could strain energy grid, warns EU agency

  News | Transport 30-09-2016

  The large scale roll-out of electric cars on EU roads will help fight climate change but more electricity will have to be generated to power the vehicles which, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned, could have its own impact on global warming.