7 Amendments of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2018/0143(COD)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an available alternative fuel to diesel for heavy duty vehicles. The deployment of current and upcoming more innovative LNG-based technologies will contribute to meeting the CO2 emission targets in the short and medium term as the use of LNG technologies leads to lower CO2 emissions as compared to diesel vehicles. In the medium to longer term, liquefied biogas LBG offers significant CO2 emissions cuts in heavy duty transport, in line with the Paris Agreement. The CO2 emission reduction potential of LNG vehicles is already fully reflected in VECTO. In addition, current LNG technologies ensure a low level of air pollutant emissions such as NOx and particulate matters. A sufficient minimum refuelling infrastructure is also in place and being further deployed as part of national policy frameworks for alternative fuel infrastructure.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The introduction of platooning- based technologies will contribute to reducing fuel-consumption and CO2 emissions, as it cuts down significantly truck fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In 2022, the Commission should assess the effectiveness of the CO2 emission standards laid down in this Regulation and in particular the level of the reductions to be achieved by 2030, the modalities that should be available for achieving that target and beyond, as well as the setting of CO2 reduction targets to other types of heavy-duty vehicles such as smaller lorries, buses, coaches and trailers. That assessment should also include, strictly for the purpose of this Regulation, considerations of heavy-duty vehicles and vehicle combinations beyond standard weights and dimensions applicable to national transport, for example Modular Concepts. In case of the latter, when these trucks are used for high capacity transport, they shall be clearly identifiable by technical criteria and the Commission should acknowledge the CO2 benefit of this heavier transport.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) In order to ensure policy coherence and fully utilise the emission reduction potential, there is a clear need to update the list of reference fuels in the Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 and Regulation (EU) No 2017/2400, taking into account fuels already existing on the market.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ‘low-emission heavy-duty vehicle’ means a heavy-duty vehicle, which is not a zero emission heavy-duty vehicle, with specific CO2 emissions of less than 350 g CO2/km as determined pursuant to point 2.1 of Annex I35% below the reference value of each vehicle sub-group derived from a 2019 baseline;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(c) the carbon correction factor (CCF), that can be calculated by using the following formula: CCF = national share (%) of sustainable renewable energy used/10. This shall be calculated separately for diesel and methane vehicles and fuels sold for each calendar year. The Commission should encourage the introduction of CCF, leading to the adoption of well-to-wheel methodology.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a low-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as up to 2 vehicles according to a function of its specific CO2 emissions and the threshold emission level of 350 g CO2/km. % below the reference value of each vehicle sub-group derived from a 2019 baseline.