12 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2017/2257(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission communication of 31 May 2017 entitled ‘Europe on the Move’ (COM(2017)0283), particularly as regards the need to shift rapidly towards low- and zero-emissions road mobility, intermodality, shared mobility and the development of connected and automated vehicles through the integration of infrastructure, energy and digital networks; welcomes the communication's strategic approach to achieve a coherent regulatory framework for the increasingly complex field of road transport;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the EU commitments on the fight against climate change under the Paris Agreement and, the UN 2030 Agenda and the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework; recalls that the European Commission has identified the need to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from Transport of at least 60 % by 2050 to meet the Paris Agreement commitments;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the EU road transport sector accounts for almost a fifth of EU greenhouse gas emissions, that it is the only sector that has increased its emissions since 1990, that it is almost exclusively fuelled by oil and that between 2010 and 2050 a 42 % increase in road passenger transport and a 60 % increase in road freight transport is expected; therefore highlights the need for continued efforts to enhance innovation and to attract private investments in R&D, market development for new technologies and solutions as well as in infrastructure;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that for this purpose it will be necessary to increase the use of electro-mobility and alternative fuels, as road transport is responsible for one fifth of EU emissions, and this figure is increasing; underlines the need to reduce the gap between stated decarbonisation targets and real on-road emissionwelcomes adopted measures such as the shift from NEDC to the WLTP test cycle as well as the RDE-packages to reduce the gap between stated decarbonisation targets and real on-road emissions; asks the Commission to monitor the effectiveness of these measures and, if needed, to suggest further improvements;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Recalls that end-user acceptance of alternative fuels strongly depends on the availability and accessibility of fuelling or charging infrastructure and stresses that charging electric cars must be as easy as refuelling at a gas station; welcomes in this regard existing private and public initiatives to enable roaming between charging infrastructure operators; calls on the Commission and Member States to take all necessary steps to facilitate roaming and the accessibility of charging infrastructure within Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Welcomes the fact that the Commission also draws a link to the circular economy with a particular view to scarce materials and batteries; encourages the Commission in this regard to further assess the environmental footprint of battery manufacturing and recycling to get a full picture of the environmental impacts of battery-electric vehicles in order to facilitate the comparison of life-cycle sustainability of different drive systems;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Stresses the potential benefits of second-use applications for vehicle batteries, e.g. in smart grid and smart home storage solutions, and calls on the Commission an Member States to support research and pilot projects in this field through funding schemes;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Underlines the beneficial environmental effects of connected mobility solutions in urban areas, such as optimized traffic flows and the reduction of traffic due to cars looking for parking space; calls on the Commission and Member States to support cities in adapting necessary technology;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for improved information on emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles, with measures such as vehicle labelling, in order to promote cleaner mobility and allow public authorities to make use ofallow consumers to make informed choices and to promote cleaner mobility; stresses that more accurate information will also facilitate ‘green’ public procurement;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the Clean Vehicles Directive must consider the needs and available resources of municipalities and regional authorities to unfold its full potential, particularly with regard to complexity and administrative burden;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the Commission's commitment to present, by 30 April 2018, an ambitious02 May 2018, a legislative proposal for CO2 emissions and fuel consumption standards for heavy-duty vehicles.; stresses that targets should be ambitious, realistic and based on data collected with VECTO in order to have an overall coherent HDV legislation;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that the ambition of CO2-targets for HDVs must be coherent with future ambitions to reduce pollutant emissions, e.g. under EURO 7, as well as with requirements under Directive 2015/719 on weights and dimensions; stresses that VECTO must be updated swiftly and regularly in order to allow the accurate accounting of new technologies to improve the vehicle efficiency in good time;