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Ivan Hodac: "Fuel industry are dragging their feet"
"Real results can only come from an integrated approach. That means a combination of infrastructure, transport management, driving behaviour and fuel industry."
Ivan Hodac
To celebrate the first MindsinMotion.net jubilee we go back in time with various speakers at our founding conference.
"Things have changed tremendously," says Ivan Hodac when asked to look back on his expectations five years ago. Hodac is secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Organisation ACEA.
Have other parties done their share in the integrated approach Hodac advocates? He becomes more vehement at this point. “It may sound strange coming from me, but nothing has been done about infrastructure because the European Union cannot oblige countries to work on it,” he says. “The same goes for driving behaviour, whereas a lot could be won if eco-driving would be taught in driving schools. And the fuel industry are dragging their feet. Second generation biofuels are ready for the market, but there is not enough regulation in this field either.
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