CONSULTATION BRIEFStart date: 15th June 2021
Closing date: 13th July 2021
Title of the public consultation: Green
Paper Towards Cleaner Vehicles on our Roads
Ministry: Ministry for the
Environment, Climate Change and Planning
1. BACKGROUND
A Green Paper on the use of cleaner vehicles on our
roads was drafted intended to invite feedback from stakeholders and public in
general regarding the announced ICE cut-off date.
In 2019, the
Cleaner Vehicles Commission (CVC) was set up with the objective to propose a
date by when new registrations of passenger cars and small vans that are not
zero or low emission might not be permitted. Subsequently, between 2019 and
2020, the CVC held a number of consultations with different stakeholders that
ranged from Government entities, to the vehicle related industry and users, to
representatives of economic, social and civil society. Furthermore, two studies
have been commissioned to provide an analysis on
potential cut-off dates and their impacts thereto.
In the
case of Malta, a
cut-off date might mean that it will not be possible to register the following
type of new vehicles, unless they are not a zero or low emission vehicle:-
L4 (motor-vehicles with less than 4-wheels);
M15 (vehicles used for carriage of passengers
comprising not more than 8 seats in addition to the driver);
N16
(vehicles used for carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding
3.5 tons)
The following are being put forward to discuss further:
1.
Charging
Points – accessibility of charging points and charging
infrastructure.
2.
Air
Quality – environmental issues in our localities
are linked to air pollutant emissions.
3. Certified
technical people – required skills with ZLEV
technology in particular for panel beaters and mechanics.
4.
Incentives
and disincentives –Government launched incentives
to promote the uptake of electric vehicles.
5.
Cut-off
date – This would give a clear path for the
transformation of the road transport sector.
2. CONSULTATION
The
Cleaner Vehicles Commission wishes to launch the second-round of broad public
consultation and is inviting all interested parties to provide input to the
most relevant questions presented in the Green Paper, according to their
expertise.
3.DOCUMENTS
4. SUBMISSION OF FEEDBACK
Submissions
are to be sent through the following channels by 13th July 2021 at the latest.
By
email: info.cleanervehicles@gov.mt
5. FURTHER NOTES
Please be informed that comments submitted,
together with the identity of the contributor, may be published online at the
end of the public consultation, unless the contributor objects to the
publication of his/her personal data. In this case, the contribution may be
published in anonymous form.