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Adjusting for vehicle mass and size in European post-2020 CO2 targets for passenger cars

Summarizes the implications of the current mass-based CO2 targets in the EU and outlines three alternatives: do away with the utility parameter altogether; use vehicle footprint instead of mass; keep the mass utility parameter, but reduce its impact on manufacturers’ CO2 targets.

Briefing

Recommendations for the proposed heavy-duty vehicle CO2 standards in the European Union

Puts forward a number of specific recommendations aimed at improving the environmental outcomes of the European Commission's May 2018 proposed initial standards.

Position brief

The continued transition to electric vehicles in U.S. cities

Analysis of electric vehicle market development in the U.S. and the policy and promotion actions that are driving it.

White paper

Clean, Efficient and Electric: Transportation Solutions at the GCAS

2018.08.13

A full day of transport-related events affiliated with the Global Climate Action Summit

Event

Adjusting for vehicle mass and size in European post-2020 CO2 targets for passenger cars

2018.08.08

Summarizes the implications of the current mass-based CO2 targets in the EU and outlines three alternatives: do away with the utility parameter altogether; use vehicle footprint instead of mass; keep the mass utility parameter, but reduce its impact on manufacturers’ CO2 targets.

Publication: Briefing

Recommendations for the proposed heavy-duty vehicle CO2 standards in the European Union

2018.07.25

Puts forward a number of specific recommendations aimed at improving the environmental outcomes of the European Commission's May 2018 proposed initial standards.

Publication: Position brief

The continued transition to electric vehicles in U.S. cities

2018.07.24

Analysis of electric vehicle market development in the U.S. and the policy and promotion actions that are driving it.

Publication: White paper

China’s Stage VI emissions standard for heavy-duty vehicles (final rule)

2018.07.20

Summary of the China VI heavy-duty vehicle standards and a comparison with emission regulations in the other major markets.

Publication: Policy update

Laboratory and on-road testing of exhaust emissions of two modern China 5 light-duty gasoline vehicles

2018.07.13

Testing shows CO and NOx emissions from China 5 gasoline cars are not properly controlled under real-world driving conditions.

Publication: White paper

The European Commission's proposed CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles

2018.06.26

The European Commission recently released a regulatory proposal for setting the first ever CO2 emission standards for new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the European Union.

Publication: Policy update

Changes to the motor vehicle type-approval system in the European Union

2018.05.29

Summarizes the key elements of both new regulations (the new type-approval framework and amendment to regulation EU 2017/1151) and provides references for further reading for those interested in more details.

Publication: Policy update

Power play: How governments are spurring the electric vehicle industry

2018.05.15

Assesses where electric vehicles and their batteries are manufactured and sold, and the underlying policies in place to sustain growth in the new technology around the world.

Publication: White paper

How to think about vehicle bans: An update after two major European judicial decisions

2018.05.02
In August and again in December of last year, I was asked to speak about the implications of the surprising surge in public announcements of future bans on certain types of vehicles. At the time, I split these bans in two groups.
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