Car manufacturers, oil industry, agricultural federations sign France's ambitious biofuels charter
Together with fuel distri- butors, industrial groups and agricul- tural federa- tions, French auto manufacturers Renault and Peugeot-Citroën as well as Volvo, Saab and Ford have signed France's ambitious "Super-ethanol Charter", which contains the conclusions of a governmental study group on the future of transport biofuels and their implementation. The French State itself is a formal signatory to the crash-program. If the actions called for in the charter are carried out in time, France will be Europe's leading biofuel nation by the end of the decade.
The signing of the charter means that the car manufacturers are committing to building vehicles capable of running on E85 fuel and on biodiesel. The manufacturers will:
The French state for its part:
ethanol :: biodiesel :: biomass :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: energy :: sustainability :: agriculture :: flex-fuel :: infrastructure :: France ::
This time, it seems like the French state and manufacturers are more seriously committed to the effort. Fuel distributors and agricultural cooperatives have been involved as well. The charter was equally signed by French oil giant Total, which aims to build 200 to 250 green fuel stations across France next year and 700 by 2009. The government's official target is to have 500 green stations online next year, out of a total of - if successful, this would be a major achievement and make France Europe's leading biofuel nation.
Total is cooperating with agri-cooperatives to ensure adequate supplies of biofuel feedstocks. The 'Syndicat National des Producteurs d'Alcool Agricole' (SNPAA) and the 'Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles' (FNSEA) as well as other agricultural federations are signatories too.
The signing of the charter means that the car manufacturers are committing to building vehicles capable of running on E85 fuel and on biodiesel. The manufacturers will:
- commercialise at least one flex-fuel vehicle each, from 2007 onwards and progressively increase the number of models over the years thereafter
- introduce the flex-fuel vehicles at a price that compares favorably to similar gasoline models
- develop a marketing strategy and a service industry necessary for this new market segment
- ensure that research and development efforts in automotive biofuel systems result optimal and highly efficient fuel and engine systems
The French state for its part:
- will stimulate the constrution of 500 green fuel stations by the end of next year, andstart offering E85 to the French public from january 2007 onwards
- will ensure that policies aimed at facilitating the production and marketing of the fuels are implemented;
- has created a system of fiscal incentives to attract investments in the biofuels sector;
- and has committed itself to buying biofuel capable cars (15% of all the state's cars in 2007, and 30% in 2008)
ethanol :: biodiesel :: biomass :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: energy :: sustainability :: agriculture :: flex-fuel :: infrastructure :: France ::
This time, it seems like the French state and manufacturers are more seriously committed to the effort. Fuel distributors and agricultural cooperatives have been involved as well. The charter was equally signed by French oil giant Total, which aims to build 200 to 250 green fuel stations across France next year and 700 by 2009. The government's official target is to have 500 green stations online next year, out of a total of - if successful, this would be a major achievement and make France Europe's leading biofuel nation.
Total is cooperating with agri-cooperatives to ensure adequate supplies of biofuel feedstocks. The 'Syndicat National des Producteurs d'Alcool Agricole' (SNPAA) and the 'Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles' (FNSEA) as well as other agricultural federations are signatories too.
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