The European automotive industry is a world leader in developing clean and energy efficient technologies based on combustion engines, consequence of substantial investment in the last 15 years in research and development. It is also a crucial European industry, competitive, innovative and supporting a wide range of related sectors. This Communication sets out a strategy for encouraging the development and uptake of clean and energy efficient ("green") heavy- (buses and trucks) and light-duty vehicles (cars and vans) as well as two- and three-wheelers and quadricycles. Currently, transport is responsible for about a quarter of EU CO2 emissions and also contributes significantly to reduced air quality (particulate matter, NOx, HC and CO) and related health problems, in particular in urban areas.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/european-strategy-clean-and-energy-efficient-vehicles
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/european-commission
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alternative-fuels
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electric
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fuel-cell-hydrogen
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/place-publication/brussels
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicles