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Cars, Trucks & the Environment

Examples of vehicle technology innovations•Engineefficiency:directinjectiondieselandgasolineengines, commonrailinjection,variablevalvelift,downsizing, twin-chargedturboengines,stop-start,hybridtechnology,electricpowertrain,...•Optimisedtransmission:automatedmanualtransmission, 6th,7thand8thgear,continuouslyvariabletransmission, lowfrictiontransmission,computercontrolledmanual transmission,...•Cleanerexhaust:particulatematterfilter, catalyticconverter,selectivecatalyticreduction,...

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What vehicle technology delivers:•Cleanerexhaust

•Fuelefficiency

•LowerCO2emissions

•Lessnoise

•Optimalrecycling

andinnovationscontinue...

What else is key:•Alternativefuelsandenergies

•CO2–relatedtaxation

•Driverbehaviourandinformation

•Efficientinfrastructure,

trafficmanagementandlogistics

•Cooperationoftransportmodes

The European Automotive Industry: the “Engine of Europe”

Important employer12millionfamiliesdependontheautomotiveindustry

The world’s largest vehicle producer30.3%ofallnewcarsismanufacturedintheEU

Yearly investment of €20 billion in R&DlargestprivateinvestorinR&DintheEU

One of the most regulated sectors in the EUmorethan80EUdirectives;115UNECEpiecesoflegislation

Car tax revenues in the EU15 of €360 billion, or 3.5% of GDP

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Did You Know that…

•Therearemorethan260millionvehiclesontheEuropeanroads,or1per2inhabitants

•Nearly7%ofthemarenewvehicles(upto1year),andabout30%areatleast10yearsold

•TheaverageannualdistancetravelledbyacarinEuropeisabout14,000km

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SUVs 8%

Multi-Purpose Vehicles (MPVs) 12%

Luxury 4%

Upper Medium 14%

Others 3%

Small 35%

Lower Medium-Medium 24%

*2008; EU27, Norway and Switzerland, excluding Luxembourg

New cars sold in Europe*

80% 80%

60% 60%

40% 40%

20% 20%

Pollutant Exhaust : Approaching the Zero Emission Zone

Cars •1carinthe1970sproducedasmanypollutant elementsas100carstoday.

•Particulatematterfilterscanreduceparticulateemissionsfromdieselvehiclesbyover99%.

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Trucks •Comparedto1992standards,EuroVIemissionlevels willreducenitrogenoxides(NOx)andparticulatematter(PM)emissionsby95%and97%respectively.

•Particulatematteremissionsfromalltrucksontheroadare40%lowerthanadecadeago–eventhoughtheydrive

40%morekilometrestoday.

•AdBluetechnologyreducesnitrogenoxides(NOx)emissionsevenfurther,whilecleanerdieselreducessulphuremissions.

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•Vehiclesarerecycledsincethe1950s.•Today,85%ofvehiclecomponentsareused incarsagainorrecoveredforuseinother productsorenergyproduction.

•Anyvehicleproducedfrom1July2002onwards istakenbackfreeofcharge.•The8millionvehiclesrecycledannually intheEUaccountforonlyabout1%of wasteintheEU.•Thetargetfor2015istoreducewaste fromanend-of-lifevehicletojust5%

•Noisefrompassengercarshasbeen reducedby90%since1970.

•Today,24trucksareneededtomake asmuchnoiseas1didin1970.•Sincethemid-1990s,thedominantsources ofvehiclenoisearetyresand outdatedroadpaving.

Reducing CO2 Emissions: a Key Priority

1 CO2emissionsarereducedbylimitingtheburningoffossilfuels.Vehicletechnologyisoneofseveralimportantwaystocontributetothisgoal.

2 AllautomobilemanufacturershavemadeCO2reductionsatoppriorityandaresustaininghugeinvestmentsinthisfield.

3 Alargenumberoftechnologieshasalreadybeenintroduced,andmorearestilltocome.

4 Technologiesneedtimetofindtheirmarket. EUgovernmentscanhelpbyprovidingharmonised

fiscalsupport.

5 Itisessentialtoworktogether:vehiclemanufacturers,oilindustry,policymakers,androadusersmustall

joinforcestoachievethedesiredresults.

A modern truck needs just 1 litre of fuel to transport 1 tonne

of goods over a distance of 100 kilometres.

From 1995-2004, improved fuel efficiency of passenger cars has already saved an estimated 20 million tonnes of CO2

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80%

SoUrcE: IPcc Fourth Assessment report, WG III, 2007. World Business council for Sustainable Development, 2004.

Overview of global CO2 emissions

Household small consumers 9%

Transport 17%(Road, Rail, Air & Water)

Power/heatingstations 27%

Deforestation 22%

Industry 25%

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CO2 emissions from new cars

trend in new car co2 emissions (g/km)

161+ 121-140

141-160 120 and less

AlternativeFuels

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Eco-drivingcanimprovefueleconomybyupto20%.

Over 50 CO2-cutting technologies have been introduced, and the flow of innovative eco-technologies will continue.

DriverBehaviour

AlternativefuelsandrenewableenergiescansignificantlycontributetooverallCO2emissionreductions.

Bettercooperationoftransportmodesandremovingbarriers

tocross-borderhaulagecanreduceCO2emissionssignificantly.

Infrastructure& Logistics

CO2-relatedtaxationcreatesconsumerdemandforfuel-efficientvehiclesandalternativefuels.

Substituting50%ofcurrenttrafficlightswithdynamicsystemsforabettertrafficflowcansave2.4milliontonnesofCO2peryear.

CO2-relatedTaxation

VehicleTechnology

Technology and Innovation: The Industry’s Stronghold

Every year, ACEA members spend over €20 billion, or over 4% of their turnover, on Research & Development. The auto industry is the biggest private investor in R&D in the EU.

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•AdditionalmajorR&Deffortsarecarriedoutbyautomotivesuppliers.

•Theautomotiveindustryfilesabout5,900patentseveryyear.

•OntheEU’s2009Industrial Investment Scoreboard,sixACEAmembersareintheTop20ofinvestorsinR&D.TwoofthemareintheTop10,andoneisthelargestsingleinvestor.

•Carmakersalsoworktogetheronpre-competitiveresearchprojectsthroughEUCAR,theEuropeanCouncilforAutomotiveR&D.

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Innovations: a Wide Variety www.acea.be


VehicleTechnology

•Improvementsandnewdevelopmentsinconventionalenginetechnologiesremainimportantastheywillcontinuetobethedominantpropulsionsourceforyearstocome.Directinjectionindieselandpetrolenginesisconstantlyimproved,forinstancewithsecondandthirdgenerationcommonrailinjection.

•Plug-inhybridelectricandbatteryelectricvehicleswillbecomeavailableinmorevarieties,andtheirrangewillbeextended.Rechargingfacilitiesmustbeavailable,standardisedandeasytouseacrossEurope.

•Carsrunningonalternative,lowemissionfuelslikeethanolorgasarealreadyavailableonthemarket;second-generationbiofuelsareontheway.

•Eco-innovativetechnologieslikesmartnavigation,adaptivecruisecontrol,highlyenergy-efficientLEDlights,andstorageandre-useofheatwillfurtherimprovefuelefficiencyandlowerCO2emissions.

•Pollutantemissions:particulatematterfilterscanalreadyreduceparticulatematter(PM) emissionsfromdieselvehiclesbyover99%.AdBluetechnologyreducesnitrogenoxides(NOx)emissions.

The wide range of innovations illustrates that a simple remedy does not exist.And: vehicle technology alone will not be enough to achieve sufficient results - a partnership of industries, governments and customers is required.

European automakers have introduced dozens of CO2-efficient technologies

into their vehicles over the past decades, and progress will continue.

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AlternativeFuels

•BiofuelscansignificantlycontributetooverallCO2emissionreductions.Theycanandshouldbeproducedinasustainableway.Thevehicletechnologyisknownandcost-efficient,buttheavailabilityofthefuelandinfrastructureislacking.Theautoindustrysupportsalargeruseofbiofuels.

•FlexFuelvehiclesproducedbyEuropeancarmanufacturerscanrunon85%ethanol

and15%conventionalpetrol.

•Theautoindustryhasmadeacommitmentthatasof2010allnewmodelswillbecompatiblewithE10/B7.

•GasintheformofCompressedNaturalGas(CNG) orLiquefiedPetroleumGas(LPG)cancontributetoreducingemissionstoday.Vehiclemanufacturersproducecars,

trucksandbusesrunningongas,eventhoughfilling stationsarestillnotwidespread.

•Tofullybenefitfromtheadvantagesofplug-inhybridandbatteryelectricvehicles,electricitywillhavetobecomeincreasinglydrawnfromrenewablesources.Theelectricityinfrastructurewillhavetobeadaptedandextended.

There is no silver bullet; a wide variety of alternative fuels exist in the EU and can be used to reduce emissions and our dependence on fossil fuels.

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AlternativeFuels

•Ifalternativefuelandenergytechnologiesaretobesuccessful,theyneedtobeaffordable,easytouseandwidelyavailable.

•Asfarasbiofuelsareconcerned,thefuturelieswithso-calledsecondgenerationbiofuels,andtheirintroductionshouldbeencouraged:

–theyarelikelytobebettercompatiblewithexistingvehicles; –theyareproducedfromdifferentrawmaterials, suchasagriculturalwastematerialorwood; –theycanreducegreenhousegasemissionsbyupto80%.

•Plug-inhybridelectricvehicleswillbecomeavailableinmorevarieties,andEuropeanmanufacturersareadvancingbatteryelectriccartechnologyaswell.Apositivepolicyframework,includingfiscalincentives,isneededtostimulatetheuptakeofelectricvehicles.

•Futurehydrogen-poweredcarswillemitmainlywatervapour.

Drivers Can Make a Difference As Well: www.acea.be


1 Shiftintoahighergearearly;leaveingearwhenbraking2 Maintainasteadyspeedathighestpossiblegear

3 Lookaheadandanticipatetrafficflow

4 Switchofftheengineatshortstops

5 Checkandadjustthetyrepressureregularly

6 Makeuseofin-carfuelsavingdevicessuchason-boardcomputers anddynamicnavigatorstoavoidtrafficjams

7 Removesurplusweightandunusedroofracks

DriverBehaviour

The “Golden Rules” of Eco-driving

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Easy to Apply and Impressive Results

•Cost-effective : Eco-drivingtrainingleadstoareductioninfuelconsumption

ofupto20%aftertraining,withasignificantlong-termeffectof7%undereverydaydrivingconditions.

•Reduction potential : TheEuropeanClimateChangeProgrammecalculatedthat

eco-drivingcouldsave50milliontonnesofCO2emissionsinEurope

by2010.Otherresearchalsostatesthateco-drivingisahighly

cost-effectivewaytoreduceCO2emissions.TheindependentresearchinstituteTNOestimatesanegativecosttosociety(costsavings)ofupto€128pertonneCO2saved.

•Drivers training:Eco-drivingcouldbepartofthelearningpackagefornewdriversandcouldalsocoverexperienceddrivers.Drivingschoolsandprofessionaldrivinginstructorscancontributesignificantly.


DriverBehaviour

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