EU agrees emission performance standards for cars and vans
06 October 2016
The EU has agreed on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans in the EU for the period after 2020 (view text adopted here). In 2030, emissions from new cars will have to be 37.5% lower and emissions from new vans 31% lower, compared to 2021. Between 2025 and 2029, both cars and vans will be required to emit 15% less CO2. These are EU-wide fleet targets. The CO2 reduction effort will be distributed among manufacturers on the basis of the average mass of their vehicle fleet.
The publication of the text in the Official Journal of the Union will follow, and the new legislation will enter into force 20 days after publication.
EU adopts binding targets for public procurement of clean vehicles
The EU has set out minimum procurement targets for clean light-duty vehicles, trucks and buses for 2025 and 2030. The targets are expressed as minimum percentages of clean vehicles in the total number of road transport vehicles covered by the aggregate of all procurement contracts and public service contracts. Under the new rules, by 2030 up to 65% of new buses will have to be ‘clean’, as defined under the Directive on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (DAFI).
Upcoming review of Alternative Fuels Directive
We expect an EU consultation on a general review of the Alternative Fuels Directive in Q4 2019 or Q2 2020. BEAMA sits on Orgalim's Sustainable Mobility Taskforce so will be able to contribute to the consultation regardless of the relationship between UK and EU.
Background
The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive introduces requirements around the provision, accessibility and design standards of infrastructure. The Directive also requires the publication of a National Policy Framework (NPF) detailing the measures necessary to develop the market for alternatively fuelled vehicles in the UK.
BEAMA contributed significantly to the UK input during the origional drafting process of the Directive, working with Orgalime and OLEV. We continue to monitor its implmentation at UK level, aswell as any related reviews carried out by the Commission.
In August, the Commission launched a targeted consultation in view of its preparation of a second Mobility Package and Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Deployment. Orgalime responded to this on the 4th September. The position paper is available here.
FinalDraftORGALIME_PP_Consultation Alternative Fuels Infrastructure_20170901.doc
October 2016 BEIS consulted on the transposition of this Directive in the UK. Their full response can be downloaded below. Their main decisions are the:
- removal of a proposed 10 day period for infrastructure operators to correct non-compliant infrastructure
- amendment of civil sanction penalties ensuring any sanctions are in line with the cost of replacing the infrastructure
- addition of a one year grace period for providing ‘ad-hoc’ access to alternative fuelling infrastructure, provided the infrastructure is updated by 17th November 2018
consultation-on-proposed-transposition-of-alternative-fuels-infrastructure-directive.pdf
