In 2000, when the ‘JEC’ Consortium was formed (see the box on page 7), the first area identified for joint research was the ‘cradle-to-grave’ comparison of conventional and alternative road fuels and powertrains in Europe. In those early days, ‘Well-to-Wheels’...
The 2009 annual safety report was published in 2010 (CONCAWE report 7/10) and is available on CONCAWE’s website. In addition to the 2009 results, the report also includes a full historical perspective from 1993, as well as comparative figures from other...
Volume 20, Number 1: In 2010, CONCAWE and its Member Companies successfully completed the first phase of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals). CONCAWE was responsible for the common parts of the REACH dossiers for petroleum...
The disposal of used lubricating oils is regulated in the EU by the Waste Oil Directive1 (as well as other waste directives). This Directive requires the Commission to obtain statistical data on the collection and disposal of used oil in the Member States. The...
Over the past two decades, air pollutant emissions from motor vehicles have fallen dramatically as a result of continuing improvements in vehicle, engine and after treatment technologies aided by the widespread introduction of sulphur-free fuels.While air pollutants...
