Reducing CO2 emissions from cars. Combining efforts to achieve larger , cost-effective reductions.
European Automobile Manufacturers Association

The European automobile manufacturers are fully committed to reducing
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars and have a credible track record of practical, innovative and affordable solutions. To make further progress, concerted effort is required. Climate change is a complex and global challenge.
Singling out the automobile industry will fail to achieve sufficient environmental gains and will put car manufacturing in Europe at risk. The
sensible solution is an integrated approach, combining further developments in vehicle technology with an increased use of alternative fuels, intelligent traffic management, changes in driving style and car use, and CO2-related taxation. This requires partnership between the fuel industry, policy makers, drivers and the automotive industry

Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Considerations for On-road Transport in Asia
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Department for International Development (DFID). 2006.

Rapid urbanization in Asia has brought tremendous opportunities and benefits in areas such as education, health care, and social services. But it has also brought significant challenges as cities work to absorb higher populations. One of those challenges is how to deal with increased mobility and number of  vehicles on the road, particularly harmful vehicle emissions. Besides the serious consequences of these pollutants on people’s health and quality of life, motorized  vehicles are now the leading contributor in Asia to the greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions.

Reducing CO2 Emissions from New Cars: A Study of Major Car Manufacturers' Progress in 2007
European federation for Transport and Environment. August 2008.

The European Union is committed under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 per cent by 2008-2012 compared to the 1990 level.
Transport is the worst performing sector under Kyoto and seriously jeopardises the achievement of the targets. Transport CO2 emissions in the EU grew by 35% between 1990 and 2006. Other sectors reduced their emissions by 3% on average over the same period. The share of transport in CO2 emissions was 21% in 1990, but by 2006 this had grown to 28%3. The European Environment Agency estimates that cars are responsible for 14% of CO2 emissions.

Hydrogen Posture Plan
United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Transportation. December 2006.

The Hydrogen Fuel Initiative accelerates the pace of research and development on hydrogen production and delivery infrastructure technologies needed to support hydrogen-powered fuel cells for use in transportation and electricity generation. Working with industry, academia, and the national labs, the DOE developed a long-term plan for moving toward widespread implementation of hydrogen technologies — a solution that holds the potential to provide virtually limitless clean, safe, secure, affordable, and reliable energy from diverse domestic resources. Ultimately, hydrogen could become one of a diverse set of alternatives that will address the energy needs of the United States. To realize this goal, the Nation must develop and validate advanced hydrogen fuel cell and infrastructure technologies while continuing to promote complementary near-term energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, such as ethanol and hybrid electric vehicles.

Mobility2030
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). July  2004

Mobility 2030 sets out a vision of sustainable mobility and ways to achieve it. The report has developed a framework to connect a diverse set of economic, social and environmental strands; and in identifying the key issues and choices we face it has developed a set of goals to provide focus for future action, and charted a number of pathways as a basis for this.

Trends in vehicle and fuel technologies. Scenarios for future trends.
European Commission Joint Research Centre and Institute for Prospective Technological Studies.  May 2003

The objective of the study was to review the past trends and anticipate future
developments in vehicle and fuel technologies, in relation mainly to passenger transport. The study provides an overview of the trends in the main families of conventional and alternative technologies and fuels, covering the evolution of their main technical characteristics, fuel economy, user costs (variable and fixed) and environmental impacts. As regards the anticipation of future developments, the main research issues were identified and projections of the possible development of the above variables were made, based on the results of ongoing research activities world-wide

Towards a Sustainable Transport System
London Department of Transport. October 2007.

Firstly, the document describes how the Government is responding to the recommendations made in the Eddington study to improve transport’s contribution to economic growth and productivity, and how it is ensuring that transport will play its part in delivering the overall level of reductions in carbon emissions recommended by the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change.
Secondly, it sets out the Department for Transport’s ambitious policy and investment plans for the period to 2013-14. And finally, it proposes a new approach to longerterm transport strategy, building on the model recommended by Sir Rod Eddington, and explains how we will engage with passengers, users, the transport industry and other stakeholders as we develop and implement that process.

Truck Technologies of the future
Lance Winslow. April 26, 2007

Technological advances in the trucking industry are moving ahead at a very rapid pace and this is due to several reasons. Much of the innovation is coming from industry to squeeze out more productivity and achieve greater economies of scale in a quest for efficiency and profits. Some of the innovation is coming from environmental movements and regulations to prevent pollution. Still many new technologies are born out of safety issues and together for all these reasons we see research and development in the transportation sector we find adequate money flows for both radical new ideas and incremental increases in current technologies; the is lots R&D in Trucking.

Vehicle Technology: 2 and 3 Wheelers in Asia. Current and future Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Narayan, Iyer. May 2006.

Presentation from the Workshop on Climate Change Mitigation in the Transport Sector.

Transport Capacity Research Paper. A comparison of the costs of different methods of increasing capacity in road & rail environments
Invensys Rail Group. November 2007.

Over the last 10 years road traffic, in vehicle km, has increased by 1.5% p.a. and demand for road space has also increased. It is projected that traffic levels will increase 1.4% p.a. between 2000 and 2025.

Demand for rail has increased in recent years. Passenger demand is predicted to increase by 2.7% p.a. by 2014. However this could even be higher and Network Rail in its recent Strategic Business Plan has suggested that growth could be as high as 6-7%. Rail capacity needs to be increased, both in order to meet current demand levels, and in order to meet future demand growth.

Innovation in vehicle technology – the case of hybrid electric vehicles
Claus Doll. August 2008.

The current debate on climate gas emission targets and on CO2 emission limits of motor vehicles call for advanced technical as well as non-technical concepts. Among the latter traffic demand management, pricing and regulatory measures, including speed limits and infrastructure access control, provide possible solutions. Technical solutions constitute an important component in solving future climate and environmental problems caused by transport (King 2008). Once developed and introduced into the market new motor technologies, vehicle construction standards or materials are available for future vehicle generations. Technological and political solutions do not exclude, but complement each other.

Vehicle Technology Trends in Electronics for the North American arket; Opportunities for the Taiwanese Automotive Industry
Center for Automotive Research (CAR). December 2006.

The purpose of the study is to conduct a preliminary investigation into the future business potential for automotive electronics, particularly for general Taiwanese companies. Although many Taiwanese companies are targeting China as a growth opportunity, our preliminary investigation was based on North America with the understanding that a more targeted
investigation for China could be a future investigation.

Hybrid: Clean and Fuel Saving Technology for the current and Future Vehicles.
Toyota Motor Corporation. Hirose Katsuhiko

Presentation fabout hybrid cars technology and future.