Brussels pushes for electric cars

The European strategy for encouraging the development and eventual widespread use of clean and energy efficient vehicles aims to help the European car industry to strengthen its leading role globally basing its production on clean and energy-efficient technologies. This strategy is laid down in a Communication, tabled by the European Commission on the 28 April 2010.

It delivers on the consensus between Member States and European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani's commitment to move on from short-term recovery measures to a medium-term orientation that strengthens the competitiveness of the European automotive industry by linking it to clean technologies.

The strategy also contributes to the Europe 2020 objectives of smart and sustainable growth. It contains an Action Plan composed of concrete and ambitious measures to be implemented by the Commission.

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European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/473: Clean and energy efficient vehicles: European Commission tables strategy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/473&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Sectors: Competitiveness & CARS 21; Energy efficiecy: European strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/competitiveness-cars21/energy-efficient/index_en.htm

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