Commission launches website to help consumers choose energy-efficient vehicles
Thu 09 December 2010
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The European Commission has launched a website to help public authorities and consumers choose the best available energy-efficient vehicle.
The Clean Vehicle Portal supports a new directive on the promotion of clean and energy efficient vehicles, requiring that from this month all purchases of vehicles for public transport services take into account energy consumption, CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions.
The Portal provides information on legislation for clean and energy-efficient vehicles at the EU level and in all Member States. It also provides access to technical data in the largest vehicle database in Europe and is intended to facilitate joint procurement. The Directive requires the public sector to use their purchasing power to promote clean and energy-efficient vehicles.
The aim of the Commission is to stimulate the market for clean and energy-efficient vehicles and to prompt development and investment by the industry. The development of the Clean Vehicle Portal was managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI).
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