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Clean vehicules as criterion for selection
The European Commission adopted a proposal for a directive on the promotion of clean and energy efficient road transport vehicles, on 19 December 2007.
The proposal envisages introducing, then imposing environmental.criteria into public procurement of vehicles and transport services. It covers vehicles procured by public authorities and by operators providing public transport services. When procuring vehicles, public authorities will use lifetime costs for CO2 and pollutant emissions as well as for fuel consumption as award criteria. The application of these criteria will first be optional, then mandatory from 2012.
The directive is expected, over the long term, ...
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