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EU Considering Banning Combustion Cars From Cities By 2050

Can you imagine a future--thirty-nine years from now--where there are no engines humming, no exhaust smells, no car sounds of any kind in the city except the presumably Jetsons-like beeping of EVs? The European Commission, the governing body of the European Union, can, and it has a transportation...

March 28, 2011 by Nelson Ireson 12

UK auto aid approved by EU, now accepting bids for share of £2.3 billion

Germany's interior minister suggests insolvency may be best bet for Opel

Ferrari is being courted heavily for return to the 2010 NAIAS

Ferrari confirms 599 hybrid prototype in testing

Toyota renting ships to store unsold cars

Strange times are on the car industry, perhaps none stranger than what's facing Toyota right now with its European inventory backlog. Short of storage space for cars that are... February 27, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann 3

European trademark filing reveals Nissan 370Z Roadster sketches

Europe's Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market (OHIM) maintains a trademark database that helps to ensure a minimum of conflict and easy filing for claims. That... January 16, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 1

behind the wheel of a behavior-mapping Volvo

Volvo launches research project to map driver behavior

As advanced as cars are becoming in terms of safety aids, nothing can make up for a skillful, attentive driver behind the wheel - yet, at least. Volvo has launched a research... December 19, 2008 by Alex Kaufmann

European Parliament agrees to looser CO2 rules

In September, a committee in the European Parliament proposed easing the carbon dioxide emissions rules previously set to phase in over the next several years, and today the... December 17, 2008 by Nelson Ireson 4

European Commission proposes €5 billion aid package for auto industry

The European Commission has reportedly given its stamp of approval to a large aid package to help the struggling European economy, with at least €5 billion earmarked... November 27, 2008 by Alex Kaufmann

EU considering three year delay of 120g/km CO2 limit

The European Union is ready to abandon its long-established goal of cutting carbon dioxide limits for new vehicles to 120g/km by 2012. Under a proposal introduced during... November 3, 2008 by Kenneth Hall

EU considering incentive program to scrap older cars

The European commission put forward a proposal on Wednesday to introduce a scheme to offer motorists incentives to scrap their old cars in order to boost sales of new... October 30, 2008 by Alex Kaufmann 3

Nissan to pilot pedestrian collision avoidance system

As the EU ramps up its Intelligent Car Initiative, more and more carmakers are coming forward with car-to-car communications systems and advanced collision avoidance systems... October 23, 2008 by Nelson Ireson

EU announces plan for mandatory daytime running lights by 2011

The European Commission has announced plans to make it mandatory for all new cars to be fitted with daytime running lights (DRLs) as standard from 2011, and on trucks and... September 24, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 20