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2016 China CAFC and Urban Real-World Emission Evaluation Workshop Highlights
The Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) held a "2016 China CAFC and Urban Real-World Emission Evaluation Workshop" in Beijing on September 21st. The workshop was supported by the UK Strategic Prosperity Fund (UK-SPF) and the Energy Foundation (China). Low-Carbon lead of the UK-SPF, Mr. Jonathan Farr, Clean Transportation Project Manager of the Energy Foundation (China), Ms. Xin Yan, and iCET’s founder and president, Dr. Feng An, gave the opening remarks.
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iCET presents its Big Data and ICT new work area and initial research outputs at the 10th anniversary of China's Ministry of Transportation's CUSTReC
iCET was invited to present its new Big Data and ICT work area for improving policy decisions in the transport sector in China towards better urban and national air quality and sustainable low-carbon emissions development. Maya Ben Dror, iCET’s Clean Transportation Transformation Director, highlighted the gap between reported passenger transportation emissions and fuel consumption and actual figures collected through ICT sources in over 31 cities in China over her presentation and through the expert panel discussion.
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iCET presents its real-world versus certified fuel consumption gap analysis at the 2016 Better Air Quality conference
iCET was invited to present its recent China fuel consumption gap analysis at the 9th Better Air Quality and 17th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress in Busan Korea, on August 31st. Maya Ben Dror, iCET’s Clean Transportation Transformation Director, highlighted the need for improved fuel consumption and vehicle emissions measurement methods and management practices, as well as the benefits of collaborating towards the collection of end-user data using social-media platforms for flashing out gaps between reported and real-world emissions.
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iCET holds an experts' roundtable discussion for debating the relationship between CAFC and NEV credits regulatory regimes
New Energy Vehicle (NEVs) and clean technology vehicles are core strategies for reducing urban air pollution and emissions in China. The corporate average fuel consumption (CAFC) standards, proven to be instrumental in reducing tailpipe emissions globally, have been enacted in China since 2005 and entered their forth implementation stage in 2016 aimed at reaching 5L/100km by 2020. In 2020, NEV subsidies are projected to be phased out, consistent with the target of reaching a volume of 5 million electric vehicles industry. However, assuming the industry will not be self-sustaining by then, governing institutions are attempting to supplement financial support with financial markets: NEV credits are being designed to fit into the CAFC standard and a more independent NEV credits mechanism (similar to California’s ZEV credits mechanism) is being evaluated.
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2016 Clean Mobility Salon and Consumer Engagement Event
On August 5th, the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET), a China-based think tank, organized the 2016 Clean Mobility Salon and Sustainable Consumption Week - NEV Engagement jointly with the Beijing Auto Show and NEV Test-drive Center under the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of its annual sustainable consumption awareness-raising week.
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