Clean Vehicles Promotion

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• Clean Vehicles Promotion

Dario DUBOLINO, Project Officer Executive Agency
for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) COMPRO
Workshop Nantes, 4 March 2008
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The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and
Innovation
The first Executive Agency created by the
Commission - previously known as the IEEA
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Our remit and parent DGs
Remit manage the following EU programmes and
initiatives
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Intelligent Energy - Europe
Business support network
Eco-innovation
Marco Polo
Under control / responsibility of the European
Commission DG for Energy and Transport DG for
Environment DG for Enterprise DG Budget
NB As an Executive Agency, we are not involved
in policy making.
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Contents of this presentation

• Policy the Renewable Energy policy framework and
  the new proposal for a Directive on promotion of
  clean vehicles
• NB slides by the European Commission. Todays
  presentation covers information already published
  in publicly available documents.
• Promotion of clean transport within the
  Intelligent Energy Europe programme
• Ongoing projects
• Current priorities of the Programme

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The Energy policy framework

• January 2007 Energy Package
• at least 20 less greenhouse gas emissions
• 20 energy saving
• 20 share of renewables , including 10 biofuels
  in transport fuel
• Endorsed by European Council in March 2007 and
  Parliament in September 2007

The new proposals 23/1/2008

• New EU emission trading scheme
• New national targets for non ETS sectors
• Promotion of CO2 capture and storage
• Guidelines on state aid for environmental
  protection
• Assessment of national Energy Efficiency Action
  Plans
• New RES Directive - 20 renewable energy and 10
  biofuels

http//ec.europa.eu/energy/energy_policy/index_en.
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Green Paper on Urban Transport

• Green Paper "Towards a new culture for urban
  mobility
• Adopted by the Commission on 27 September 2007
• Addresses five main themes
• Free-flowing towns and cities
• Greener towns and cities
• Smarter urban transport
• Accessible urban transport
• Safe and secure urban transport

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Green Paper on Urban transport (2)

• Towards greener towns and cities
• New technologies
• Further promotion of new technologies could be
  achieved through
• Economic instruments, such as incentives for
  purchase and operation of clean and energy
  efficient vehicles by public authorities
• Non-economic instruments, such as restrictions
  for heavy polluters and privileged access for
  low-emitting vehicles in sensitive areas
• and joint green procurement
• Some authorities have improved the environmental
  performance of their public transport fleet and
  taxis by procuring cleaner vehicles and offering
  economic incentives to private operators. ()
  Joint procurement of clean and energy-efficient
  vehicles by public authorities could accelerate
  the building of a market for new technologies and
  ensure their economic viability.
• The Commission is already providing support for
  the development of joint green procurement
  schemes by public authorities across the EU
  through pilot projects. On the basis of the
  results of these projects, the Commission could
  envisage a wider application of such measures."

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Clean Vehicle Directive

• Proposal for a
• Directive on the promotion of
• clean and energy efficient road transport
  vehicles
• Objectives
• Comparison previous/revised proposal
• Lifetime costs

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Clean Vehicle Directive

• Objectives
• Accelerate broad market introduction
• of clean and energy efficient vehicles
• Reduce
• energy consumption
• CO2 emissions
• pollutant emissions

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Clean Vehicle Directive
Approach Previous proposal Quota of 25 of
public procurement of Heavy Duty Vehicles
for Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicles
(EEV) Revised proposal Inclusion of lifetime
costs for energy consumption, CO2 , pollutant
emissions as award criteria in procurement of
vehicles for public transport services.
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Clean Vehicle Directive

• Coverage
• Previous proposal
• Heavy Duty Vehicles (heavier than 3.5 tonnes)
• Pollutant emissions
• Revised proposal
• All vehicles
• energy consumption
• CO2 emissions
• pollutant emissions

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Clean Vehicle Directive
Application Previous proposal Mandatory
quota Revised proposal Mandatory methodology
for cost assessment Optional application for
procurement decision
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Clean Vehicle Directive
Lifetime cost basis Energy Market cost (the
cheaper of petrol or diesel) Pollutants Handbook
for internalisation of external
costs CO2 Emission trading phase II (20 /
tonne CO2)
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Vehicle Price and Operational Lifetime Costs
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The IEE Programme

• Promotion of Clean Vehicles
• within the
• Intelligent Energy Europe Programme

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From research to market
MARKETMass production and use,promotion,
framework conditions
RESEARCHTechnology (hardware)
development,pilots, demonstration
? Promoting innovation
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INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE II

• Creates the policy and market conditions for
  energy efficiency and renewables
• Supports uptake of state of the art technologies
• Exchange between different actors creates
  innovation from diversity

A catalyst for innovation andnew market
opportunities
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IEE II WITHIN THE CIP FRAMEWORK
Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
2007-13
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Some IEE Projects on alternative vehicles

• Fleet scans and procurement model for fleet owners

• Decision tool estimating costs and emissions
  over bus lifetime

• Training of fleet owners

• Market development of gas fuelled vehicles, with
  a focus on light transport and personal cars

• Training local stakeholders in environmental
  transport

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Intelligent Energy Europe - STEER

• Alternative fuels and clean vehicles
• Energy-efficient transport
• Capacity building in transport for existing local
  and regional agencies

Transport of goods and/or people. But no modal
shift from road to rail or water ? MARCO POLO
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STEER - Energy-efficient transport

• Enabling policies
• Occupancy-rate of cars
• Quality and attractiveness of collective
  transport (buses)
• Urban transport planning and promotion for safe
  walking and cycling
• Market transformation
• Clean taxis and car clubs
• Cycling
• Changing behaviour
• Freight sector
• Voluntary agreements for e-efficient driving
• Training Exchange between practitioners

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STEER - Alternative fuels and clean vehicles

• Market transformation
• Promotion and expansion of alternative fuel
  distribution systems
• Joint procurement of clean and efficient vehicle
  fleets
• Changing behaviour
• Large-scale awareness-raising actions for people
  in distribution, marketing and sales of clean
  vehicles
• Awareness raising for customers on availability
  and acessibility of alternative fuels

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STEER - Capacity building in transport for local
actors

• Priority to projects involving agencies that have
  not been active in transport before, especially
  from new Member States
• Enabling policies
• Long-term integration of transport into portfolio
  of agencies
• New staff
• Market transformation
• Create / offer services related to energy
  efficiency in transport
• Cooperation between energy and transport actors
• Integration of transport into energy planning
• Changing behaviour
• Business plans and local commitment for extended
  portfolio
• Training staff exchange

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IEE Altener - Biofuels

• Increase supplies of sustainable biodiesel,
  bio-alcohols, biogas and bio-additives
• Increase user demand
• Stimulate investment in distribution
  infra-structure
• Address lack of guarantees for use of biofuels in
  vehicles

• Monitor implementation of sustainability criteria
  and trading
• Monitor impacts of biofuels on food, land use and
  the environment
• Stimulate investment in the production and
  processing of 2nd generation biofuels

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More information on the IEE Programme

• Calls for proposals how to apply
• Details of all IEE-supported projects
• Publications
• Support for partners
• Contacts help

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