HORIZON 2020 - Driving down CO2 emissions with fuel-efficient trucks

A European consortium has tested a range of advanced technologies for trucks and other heavy vehicles that has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up to 18 %, lower CO2 emissions by 13 %, and meet increasingly stringent environmental standards.

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Innovation Transport Smart, green and integrated transport Belgium France Germany Italy Sweden United Kingdom Switzerland

date: 19/04/2016

Project: CO2 REduction for long distance transpor...

acronym: CORE

See also: CORDIS

Working in the EU-funded CORE project, truck manufacturers, component-makers and academic institutions have come together to reduce pollution and improve fuel efficiency in a key segment of the transport sector: the heavy duty vehicles that form the backbone of trade and commerce, but which are also responsible for a quarter of CO2 emissions from road transport and around 6 % of total EU emissions.

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