An internal Commission review of EU innovation shows that new laws on car emissions, emissions trading and eco-design are boosting markets for cleaner technologies. It says Europe has improved its innovation performance and narrowed the gap with its main competitions.
The findings add weight to several T&E campaigns which all make the point that setting ambitious environmental standards at EU level will offer the best incentives to encouraging the growth of tomorrow’s technologies.
But the car lobby is demanding that the EU scrap rules that would better reflect PHEV pollution.
New EU data shows the importance of the planned correction of the 'utility factor' for plug-in hybrids.