Successful Tour d’Europe nears its conclusion

The Tour d’Europe has been showcasing the decarbonisation potential provided by renewable fuels and underlining their role in reaching the EU’s objective of climate neutrality by 2050.
The Europe-wide event concludes in Brussels shortly.
During the Tour d’Europe, ICE light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles travelled throughout Europe between end-February and June, with a number of stops in selected cities.
As part of EU’s Green Deal, Europe has set itself the important goal to become climate neutral by 2050.
GHG emissions from road transport are addressed through the revision of EU’s fleet targets, resulting in a de-facto ban on the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) for cars in 2035 and introducing a -90% target for ICE trucks.
Local events hosted by policymakers (European, national or local) will be organised in strategic places to promote the role of renewable fuels and engage with relevant media.
These events will gather local and EU stakeholders, and media, to demonstrate to citizens in the constituency of the hosting policymaker, but also to the broader population in the Member State, that there are alternative technologies that can already contribute to the reduction of the CO2 intensity of transport.
This is of particular importance in regions where the automotive industry is at the heart of the economy, playing a key role for employment.
Together, partners will share information about what renewable fuels are, feedstock options, production processes, carbon content and cycle, as well as ease of use to elaborate on renewable fuels as a GHG emission reduction option. We will furthermore demonstrate the potential provided by a tool (e.g. by dft – digital fuel twin), proving that the use of renewable fuels can be monitored, verified, measured and certified.
Support for this project will help safeguard the freedom of mobility for passenger cars and the potential of renewable fuels for light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, secure competitiveness of EU industries, win the support of the population and increase visibility at local level.