Monday, 01 MARCH 2010 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
In the Netherlands, hauliers are signing up for a test in which hydrogen-powered lorries will benefit from subsidies.
According to the announcement by the Dutch transport minister, Camiel Eurlings, a budget of 5 million euros has been earmarked to aid the success of this initiative.
This sum is not just for trucks though, as the project also covers cars, buses and other vehicles.
Friday, 26 FEBRUARY 2010 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
According to a letter from the German transport minister, Peter Ramsauer, to his colleague in the state of Lower Saxony, Jörg Bode, a national test of the 25.25-m road combinations needs to be carried out.
A working group is to be created in the coming weeks to discuss the matter.
Thus far, only a few federal states have given their authorisation for a limited number of companies to conduct pilot projects.
Thursday, 25 FEBRUARY 2010 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
Should the working time directive include self-employed drivers? Not in the view of the European Parliament's Transport Committee.
The current directive on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities is currently being overhauled.
The European Parliament's Socialists wanted to impose the 48-hour week upon self-employed drivers, but the Conservatives and the Liberals decided otherwise.
Wednesday, 24 FEBRUARY 2010 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
According to the Dutch research institute TNO-Delft, Euro 5 SCR trucks (i.e. with AdBlue) emit more nitrogen dioxide when in the urban environment.
TNO-Delft has reached this conclusion on the basis of tests conducted in both the urban and motorway settings.
The organisation also points out that the catalytic converter would only deliver its optimum efficiency from a speed of 80 km/h. So no problem on the motorway, then.
Tuesday, 23 FEBRUARY 2010 - CATEGORY : MARKET NEWS
More concerns have been raised regarding the potential impact of biofuels. This time, it's the environmental organisation Transport & Environment (T&E) which has entered the debate.
According to T&E, the European Commission is refusing to publish the results of scientific research which indicate that the certain biofuels would generate more harmful emissions than traditional forms of fossil fuel energy.
Also according to the environmental group, a new report commissioned several years ago by the European Commission would offer a precise inventory of the deforestation (for use as cultivatable land) that biofuel production would provoke.
TAGS : Biofuels
