Research

Cleaner and Quieter Vehicles and Cleaner Fuels

The project Harmonise (Harmonised, Accurate and Reliable Methods for the European Directive On the Assessment and Management of Environmental NOISE) was designed to fulfil the requirements of European Directive 2002/49/EC.

Consumer behaviour

This qualitative report represents the findings of a research to explore awareness, attitudes to and implications of graduated Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) introduced in 2001.

Research

Comments and formal response.

Enforcement of vehicle emissions regulations by local authorities

Comments and formal response.

Published:

26 October 2005

Ethanol Emissions Testing: Executive Summary

Report on the Relative Vehicle Emissions Performance of a 10% Ethanol blend with Sulphur Free Petrol Compared with Sulphur-Free Petrol. Originally published in March 2002.

Published:

01 November 2004

Ethanol Emissions Testing: Main Report (287 kb)

Report on the Relative Vehicle Emissions Performance of a 10% Ethanol blend with Sulphur Free Petrol Compared with Sulphur-Free Petrol. Originally published in March 2002.

Published:

01 November 2004

Ethanol Emissions Testing: Appendices (618 kb)

Report on the Relative Vehicle Emissions Performance of a 10% Ethanol blend with Sulphur Free Petrol Compared with Sulphur-Free Petrol. Originally published in March 2002.

Published:

01 November 2004

Study into costs of fuel saving technology in passenger cars: Executive summary (159 kb)

A report by Ricardo, looking at what would have happened to the fuel economy of new cars in the absence of the EC's Voluntary Agreement with car manufacturers; and the cost to manufacturers of adopting fuel saving technologies.

Published:

28 March 2006

Study into costs of fuel saving technology in passenger cars: Full report (4 Mb)

A report by Ricardo, looking at what would have happened to the fuel economy of new cars in the absence of the EC's Voluntary Agreement with car manufacturers; and the cost to manufacturers of adopting fuel saving technologies.

Published:

28 March 2006

Study of costs and impact upon CO2 and primary NO2 emissions (1 Mb)

This report , which was produced in aid of development of the Department’s position with respect to the proposed Euro VI heavy-duty vehicle emission standard, provides the results of an investigation into the effect of future heavy-duty vehicle emission standards, and the technological approaches required to meet them, upon costs and upon emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen.

Published:

01 August 2008