Potential for cutting lorry emissions
A study commissioned by the International Council on Clean Transportation says using low-resistance tyres, aerodynamic devices and lower weights can improve the fuel efficiency of lorries by between 4% and 10%.
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Commission reinterpretation on megatrucks is ‘undemocratic’ and ‘creates confusion’
EU rules governing the length and weight of lorries have been thrown into confusion by a unilateral ‘reinterpretation’ of an EU directive by the transport commissioner Siim Kallas. The commissioner’s move appears to abandon all length limits and opens the way for so-called ‘megatrucks’. A senior MEP has rejected the commissioner’s ‘reinterpretation’ and says the European Parliament is likely to challenge the decision, while T&E has described it as ‘undemocratic, confusing and incomprehensible’.
MEPs could be voting to make vehicles louder
Research carried out for T&E suggests there is a danger that new rules aimed at making vehicles quieter will in fact make them louder for the next 15 years.
Lorries set to become more aerodynamic
The EU has agreed to allow aerodynamic devices to be fitted to lorries that could cut fuel consumption and emissions of long-distance lorry journeys by 5-8%.
Hungary lorry charge
Environmental groups in Hungary fear a surge of lorries on country roads after the Hungarian government agreed a toll for trucks that is limited to motorways and a few main roads. The toll will be a distance- and pollution-based charge coming into effect in July 2013.
European Parliament draft report hinders plans for quieter cars
The lives of millions of Europeans could be blighted by
traffic noise pollution for years to come if the European Parliament –
under pressure from car manufacturers - backs draft changes to
proposed future vehicle noise emissions standards in a forthcoming
vote. Transport & Environment, the sustainable transport campaigners,
are calling for rules that will lead to a real-world drop in traffic
noise, which is a major cause of heart disease and has a negative
impact on children’s learning.
Comparing proposed noise limits to current ones
The European Parliament’s Environment Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) is currently considering a Commission proposal for a Regulation on the sound levels of motor vehicles.
Commissioner’s legal u-turn opens the door to megatrucks
Lorry road trains as long as medium-sized aircraft could be permitted to travel throughout Europe, following an unprecedented reinterpretation of existing law by European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas. Sustainable transport campaigners Transport & Environment say the change is undemocratic and undermines the Commissioner’s own key objectives for the transport sector of reducing emissions and boosting rail freight.
Invasion of the gigatrucks
Is the EU about to allow gigantic lorries to start crossing national borders? T&E's William Todts investigates.
A Sound Investment: Reducing Vehicle Noise
When?
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 17:30 to 19:00
Where?
European Parliament
Altiero Spinelli Building, 5th floor balcony
Brussels
BelgiumIn early July, the European Parliament's ENVI Committee will vote on the first update to EU vehicle noise limits in 20 years. Judith Merkies MEP invites you to a discussion on this important public health issue. The event will also include the official launch of the Sound Investment Joint Declaration: a five point plan for cutting traffic noise in urban areas by half. To register, please contact Cécile Toubeau with your full name, date of birth and place of residence.