Europe and sustainable mobility. What's next?

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• The pace of change has accelerated since the CARS21 mid-term vision (October 2008);
• The increased efficiency of the combustion engine has reduced the CO2 emissions quicker than anticipated;
• The crisis and the economic measures taken has reduced the size of cars and engines with lower total CO2 emissions as a results

• Global Warming increased awareness;
• CO2 emissions (legislation adopted from the EU Parliament on December 2008);
• EURO V – particulate EURO VI – NOx
• National CO2 taxation
• Regional environmental regulations

• The primary aim is to reduce energy consumption and pollution by developing increasingly energy efficient vehicles through improving powertrain management (engines, transmission and driveline).
• These vehicles will be adaptable to new, sustainable fuels, but a balanced process for energy generation is needed.
• We believe that it is possible to develop mobility based on renewable energy sources but that in order to ensure security of supply we will have a mix of fuels.