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Praxistests offenbaren: Gas-Lkw verursachen bis zu fünfmal mehr...

Mit verflüssigtem Erdgas (LNG) betriebene Lkw verursachen bis zu fünfmal mehr Luftverschmutzung im Vergleich zu Diesel-Lkw, wie von der niederländischen Regierung in Auftrag gegebene Praxistests...

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On-road tests show gas trucks up to 5 times worse for air pollution

This press release is also available in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Polish. Trucks powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) pollute the air up to five times more than diesel trucks, according...

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Less (cars) is more: how to go from new to sustainable mobility

This paper shows through research and transport modelling the possible outcomes of the autonomous (and connected), electric, shared (new mobility), and urban planning revolutions. Based on the...

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Runaway driverless cars will increase congestion and accelerate climate...

The unregulated advent of driverless cars could increase traffic in European cities by 50% to 150% by 2050, which would be like a rush hour that lasts all day, a new study by Europe’s transport...

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Do gas trucks reduce emissions? Your questions answered

On 19 September T&E published its paper ‘Do gas trucks reduce emissions?’ discussing air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from diesel and gas-powered trucks. Most of the findings were based...

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'Beware the creation of an all-day rush hour'

Driverless cars could create congestion chaos and an all-day rush hour in Europe’s cities, according to a new study by T&E. It also finds that autonomous vehicles could increase greenhouse gases...

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‘Clean’ gas trucks myth exploded by on-road tests

Claims by truckmakers and the gas industry that LNG-powered trucks are clean have been severely undermined by recently published results of on-road tests. Trucks powered by liquified natural gas (LNG)...

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€24bn in fossil fuel subsidies ‘a perverse incentive’ for shipping pollution

One of the most polluting forms of transport is benefiting from what is effectively a fossil fuel subsidy of €24 billion a year, according to a new report by T&E. Shipping, which still runs...

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Timmermans must make concrete proposals to deliver a European Green Deal

Concrete proposals to clean up transport, the biggest emitter in Europe, will be needed from Frans Timmermans if he is to live up to the positive rhetoric of today’s parliamentary hearing, Transport...

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Without action, UK government plans are just cheap talk

The UK government’s announcements today on the new Environment Bill and plans to decarbonise transport will just amount to hot air unless they are backed up by meaningful action, environmental...

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Fuel tax rates lag badly behind environmental reality

There are still massive differences in the taxation of petrol and diesel across Europe, with many countries still favouring diesel despite its major contribution to air pollution. Exactly which...

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Incoming EU transport boss charts course for clean shipping but is less...

The EU transport commissioner-designate today committed to greater European action on maritime emissions, but risked being at odds with public demand to address airlines’ climate impact. Transport...

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