Project
CLEVER - Clean vehicle research: LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) and policy measures
Funding origin:
Belgium
STRIA Roadmaps:
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Project website:
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2007,
End date: 01/05/2011
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
The finite nature of oil resources and the associated political and economic effects presents the need to assess alternative energy sources and to reduce dependency on imported oil. In addition to these energy aspects, there are important environmental, safety and economy related (e.g. congestion) reasons for changing our transport systems. In order to make transportation more sustainable, different possible options are available: controlling the need for motorised travel, land use planning, making travel safer (driving behaviour), encouraging modal shifts (walking, cycling, public transport) and technical innovation.
Objectives:
The objectives of the project can be described as follows:
- Create an objective image of the environmental impact of vehicles with conventional and alternative fuels and/or drive trains;
- Investigate which price instruments and other policy measures are possible to realise a sustainable vehicle choice;
- Examine the external costs and verify which barriers exist for the introduction of clean vehicle technologies on the Belgian market;
- Analyse the global environmental performances of the Belgian car fleet;
- Formulate recommendations for the Belgian government to stimulate the purchase and use of clean vehicles.
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