Emissions

The Mayor of London has set out his vision for plans to position London as Europe’s leading city for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) with a detailed plan to accelerate the uptake of these vehicles in the capital.

New car registrations up 2.4% in May to 198,706 units, marking 39th consecutive month of growth.
‎Demand for ultra low emission vehicles up four-fold, exceeding 10,000 in 2015, compared with 2,838 in 2014.
Overall registrations reach 1,119,072 in 2015, up 5.7% as market stabilises.

This weekend begins the 100-day countdown to the official launch of the strictest-ever European vehicle emissions regulation, Euro-6. From 1 September 2015, all new car models sold in the EU must meet this low emissions standard, making them the cleanest vehicles in history.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) has opened its latest grant funding competition, with up to £60 million available to develop innovative low carbon propulsion technologies.

UK average new car CO2 emissions fall to all-time low of 124.6g/km, beating EU target by 4.2%.

Eleven local authorities have been awarded grants from the Department for Transport’s (DfT) £5 million Clean Bus Technology Fund, which was announced earlier in the year.

Average new car CO2 figure down 4.7% in first half of 2010 to 145.2g/km, compared with the same period in 2009.

The UK is on track to meet its first carbon budget, Energy and Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock said today as the first ever annual emissions report under the carbon budgets system was presented to Parliament.

The Royal Automobile Club Foundation held a debate to delve into the challenge of lowering car CO2 emissions

The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has announced a £7 million fund to accelerate the development and deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.