• Policy

        • European Union

        • 2014

        GREAT (Green Region for Electrification and Alternatives fuels for Transport)

        …fuel infrastructure and vehicles, decarbonisation of the transport fleet and transition away from fossil fuels. In the long term, the Action will provide experience and policy tools on cleaner transportation.

        The Action consists of a study with pilot aiming to deploy roughly 70 triple standard quick chargers and three LNG/CNG stations, over more than 900 km of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor and the Core road network (in Germany, Sweden and Denmark). The exact locations of the stations will be defined during the Action.

        In addition, based on the installed quick chargers and LNG fuelling stations, the Action will develop…

        • Policy

        • Singapore

        • 2014

        Offset Additional Registration Fee

        …however. A SGD 20 000 (USD 16 000) offset against a car’s
        Additional Registration Fee (ARF), which increases progressively with the original manufacturer’s value,
        is available on vehicles that emit no more than 100 grams of CO2 per kilometre; cars with high carbon
        emissions incur a corresponding ARF surcharge (Singapore Land Transport Authority, 2014). The semiannual
        road tax also favours electric over petroleum-powered vehicles. However, remaining taxes on
        electric vehicles, which do not differentiate between purely electric and other low-emissions alternatives,
        make electric vehicles among the most expensive options on the Singapore market. For example, an…

        • Policy

        • Belgium

        • 2001

        Flanders: Mobility Agreements

        Since 1996, Flemish communities have been able to sign an agreement with the regional public transport company, the Flemish Government and other stakeholders such as schools, in order to develop an integrated multimodal mobility plan. This has to cover a broad range of mobility and road-safety measures, such as promoting and giving priority to public transport, limiting (or freezing) the number of car parking places, and the construction of bicycle-tracks.So far, more than 80% of the municipalities in Flanders have signed the agreement, and consequently received subsidies. This agreement ends on the 31st of December 2013. The…

        • Policy

        • Finland

        • 1999

        Environmental Guidelines and Strategies for Transport Sector

        …the programme contains a monitoring and follow-up mechanism. The Ministry of Transport and Communications has also published a long-term strategic programme called "Towards a sustainable and intelligent transport sector". The strategy aims at reaching a transport system in which the demand for road transport (passenger car traffic and road freight traffic) should peak by the year 2020 and gradually start to decrease thereafter. With the aim of promoting the attractiveness and market share of sustainable modes of transport, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has adopted the following programmes: - National Cycling Policy Programme with the aim of doubling…

        • Policy

        • Sweden

        • 2006

        Commission on Oil Independence: Final Report, Targets Published

        …to break Swedens dependence on oil by 2020" outlines measures aimed at securing long-term energy supply, reducing climate impact and making better use of energy resources from forestry and agriculture. Targets proposed by the Commission on Oil Independence include improvements in overall energy efficiency of at least 20%, 40-50% cuts in the use of petrol and diesel in road transport, 25-40% less oil in industry, and a complete phase-out of oil used in the heating of residential and commercial buildings. The commission also calls for pilot and demonstration plants to start production of "second generation biofuels…

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2004

        Energy Savers

        The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Savers program and public awareness campaign educates consumers, homeowners, and businesses on smart energy use and how to cut energy bills. Energy Savers.gov is a portal for information which provides links to resources available across Federal agencies. Energy Savers has an information booklet for homeowners which provides tips on how to save energy and money at home and on the road.

        • Policy

        • Sweden

        • 2001

        Automatic Speed Surveillance

        Since 2001, automatic speed surveillance has become increasingly common in Sweden. The automatic speed surveillance has a number of purposes, primarily to lower the speed in order to decrease the number of accidents. Lower average speed also decreases fuel consumption, and the measure can thus create energy savings as well as reduced greenhouse gas emissions from road transport.

        • Policy

        • Sweden

        • 2010

        Environmental vehicle premium

        …cars, motorhomes, light goods vehicles and light buses brought into use in Sweden for the first time on or after 1 January 2013 are exempt from annual vehicle tax for the first five years, provided that their carbon dioxide emissions (according to data in the Road Traffic Registry) do not exceed a maximum level calculated in relation to the vehicle weight (green vehicles according to the new definition). At the beginning of 2012, a super-green vehicle rebate of up to SEK 40,000 was introduced for new vehicles emitting a maximum of 50 g CO2/km (super-green vehicles).

        • Policy

        • Canada

        • 2007

        ecoENERGY Efficiency for Vehicles

        …from transportation in Canada. The program offers: Fuel efficient driver training : Auto$mart targets novice light-duty vehicle drivers; SmartDriver targets drivers in the commercial and institutional fleet sector; and Commercial and institutional fleets will have access to practical advice, tools, and strategies offered through FleetSmart;Provides energy information to vehicle consumers:this includes the production of the Fuel Consumption Guide, the introduction of updated energy efficiency labels for light-duty on-road vehicles;and a new consumer awareness initiative that recognizes fuel efficient tires for light-duty vehicles.Encourages freight companies to make their operations as energy efficient as possible.

        • Policy

        • Czech Republic

        • 2014

        Transport policy for the period 2014-2020

        …to aim at increasing the share of renewables in total energy consumption in transport by 2020 to 10% in accordance with EU agreements. The strategy also states the intention to reduce emissions of NOx, VOC and PM 2.5 from the road transport sector, renewal of the fleet of the Czech Republic and by increasing the share of alternative drive systems to reduce losses in the operation of power systems and equipment in electric traction, increase the conversion efficiency by driving vehicles in rail transport in fleet renewal and to ensure the use of energy recovery on electrified lines of…

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