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How to avoid an electric shock: Electric Cars, from hype to reality

Subject: At a time when the electric car is becoming increasingly popular, this report aims to question its role in the zero-carbon future of the European transport sector. It thus offers a precise survey of progress being made across Europe in the field of electric mobility and takes an interest in the governmental policies that need developing in order to roll out the electric car.

 

Author : European Federation for Transport and Environment

 

Date: November 2009

 

Type: Report

 

Intended audience: Governments, European Commission

 

 

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         The world has changed. Transport in the EU consumes two thirds of the oil we use and causes 28% of our CO2 emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are also projected to grow in future, while other sectors are cutting back. Decarbonisation of transport will be essential if the world is to have a hope of keeping global warming below 2 degrees centigrade.