The Commission is asking for countries to apply for grants to build European transport infrastructure.
It is making nearly €1 billion available for trans-European transport networks, half of which has been brought forward under an emergency ‘European Economic Recovery Plan’ resulting from the current economic downturn. The EU transport commissioner Antonio Tajani said: ‘I am convinced that stimulating economic demand with an ambitious programme of European infrastructure is one of the most tangible and efficient responses we can give to today’s economic crisis – this programme is TEN-T.’
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.
T&E’s response to the European Commission consultation on the European Climate Law amendment