1. TRUCK&BUS WORLD FORUM “Energy Efficiency - One Cornerstone For Sustainability”
Göteborg, 8 December 2008
Umberto de Pretto
Deputy Secretary General
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2. The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries
What is Globalisation?
What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café?
The combined efforts of
29 companies in 18 countries
If to have one cup of coffee at an affordable price, it takes 29 companies in 18 countries, you imagine how much more it would cost if all items came from the country where the end product is consumed?
If we know that it takes 10’000 suppliers, which in turn have their own suppliers, to create an affordable motor car, you can imagine the vital role of road transport in a liberalised economy.
Therefore, to stay in business, we need to see globalisation as an opportunity and not as a threat. To do so, we need to develop together the entrepreneurial spirit currently lacking in Europe.
Road Transport has become a vital production tool!
Source: IRU
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3. Only Road Transport can provide door-to-door service
Source: NEA, Eurostat, 2008
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4. Road transport 100% dependent on oil
Weight & volume of fuel tank for same amount of energy
Weight coefficient
Volume coefficient
Petrol / gasoline 1
Diesel Fuel
Propane (C3H3) 8
1.9
Butane (C4H10)
1.4
Hydrogen (H2) - Gas at 200 BAR 25 22
Hydrogen (H2) - Liquid at -253°C 4
5.8
Metal Hydride - Magnesium 5
3.2
Metal Hydride - Vanadium 10
1.7
Metal Hydride - Iron-Titanium 20
Methanol (CH3OH)
2.2
2.1
Ethanol (C2H5OH)
1.62
1.53
Lead Battery 70 12
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5. Road transport is 100% dependent on oil
Need to diversify the energy market
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6. Price at the pump does not correspond to oil price development
Diesel €
Oil €
Oil $
A drop in oil price does not lead to a similar drop in price at the pump, while any increase is instantaneous
Source: Finanz.net 2008
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7. IRU’s 3 “i”s for achieving Sustainable Development
1. innovation
to develop ever more effective “at-source” technical measures & operating practices to reduce environmental impact
2. incentives
to encourage faster introduction by transport operators of best available technology and practices
3. infrastructure
without free-flowing traffic, the above measures are useless. Adequate investment in new infrastructure to remove bottlenecks and missing links, plus fullest use of existing infrastructure, are essential
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8. European Modular Concept – Promoting co-modality
Reduction in number of trips by 32%
Reduction of fuel consumption by 15%
Reduction of CO2 emissions by 15%
Harmonisation and standardisation of various combinations is needed to allow intra- and inter-modal exchangeability
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9. CO2 Emissions in passenger transport by mode
Source: Conference on environmentally friendly travelling in Europe, Vienna, January 2007
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10. Telematics can help, but it’s no panacea!
Comparison of land used for roads as % of country’s total surface
Adequate investments in new infrastructure to remove bottlenecks and missing links are essential!
Average 0.5
Source: Eurostat and IRF 2008
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11. Commercial vehicles are already clean, quiet and safe!
Rail transport – 99.9% of ads for the SERVICE!
Why is it not known?
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12. Commercial vehicles are already clean, quiet and safe!
Road transport – 99.9% of ads for the PRODUCT!
Why is it not known?
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