This paper assesses the separate effects of consumer preferences and technological
advances on sales-weighted average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars in the …

There is growing evidence that consumers respond more effectively to upfront price signals,
such as vehicle purchase taxes and feebate policies, and to tax incentives that are more …

Passenger car transportation is a major contributor to global carbon emissions. Despite a
range of policy measures, the European passenger car fleet remains largely running on …

Motorized individual transport strongly contributes to global CO 2 emissions, due to its
intensive usage of fossil fuels. Current political efforts addressing this issue (ie emission …

We analyze the evolution of CO 2 emissions of new vehicles sold in France between 2003
and 2008. We investigate in particular the effect of two policies introduced during that time …

Which comes first in reducing the Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) emissions from the transportation
sector: consumer preference or technological advancement? Using a series of discrete …

The reduction of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption from road transportation constitutes
an important pillar of the European Union strategy for implementing the Kyoto Protocol. The …

A segment-and fuel-disaggregated analysis of the production data of the new European
vehicle market during the last decade helps to understand the sharp increase in average …

In this paper, we investigate whether French consumers have modified their preferences
towards environmentally-friendly vehicles between 2003 and 2008. We estimate a model of …

This paper assesses the impacts of a CO2-differentiated tax policy designed to influence car
purchasing trends towards lower CO2 emitting vehicles in the Netherlands. Since 2009 …