National workshops

A series of workshops will be held in 8 European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the UK. These workshops will allow an exchange of good practice and provide guidance and training on the implementation of the Clean Vehicles Directive. An overview of the planned workshops is presented below. More information will be provided once available.

		1 October 2014 \| Sofia Introduction to sustainable procurement of vehicles Contact: , City of Sofia
Bulgaria		14 June 2015 I Sofia Workshop: Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Mobility and Cyclelogistics Agenda Contact: , City of Sofia
Croatia		23 January 2015 \| Zagreb This workshop took place on 23 January 2015. Presentations and discussions covered topics including: Sustainable procurement of vehicles The CVD in practice Life cycle costing Presentations are available to download here. Agenda (in Croatian) Contact: (Zagreb Holding)
		28 May 2015 \| Zagreb Implementation of the Directive 2009/33/EC in the procurement tenders, Introduction to the advantages of green public procurement of vehicles, Good practice examples in other European cities on usage of energy efficient vehicles, Raising of awareness among companies and acceleration of market introduction to vehicles with higher and environmental standards Agenda (in Croatian) To reserve a place or for more information, please contact: (Zagreb Holding)
Germany		20 November 2014 \| Freiburg This workshop took place on 20 November 2014. All materials including presentations are available to download here. Introduction to the "Clean Fleets" project and an outline of the free assistance available to public authorities and fleet operators The Clean Vehicles Directive and how it translates into German public procurement law Summary of the current range of clean buses available on the market and the outlook for the future Towards a sustainable fleet - case study examples of cleaner bus fleets in operation Agenda (in German) Contact: , Freiburger Verkehrs AG
Netherlands		5 November 2013 \| Rotterdam Sustainable procurement and the CVD: Status quo and setting ambitious goals Agenda (in Dutch)
		19 March 2015 \| Rotterdam tendering for vehicles charging infrastructure in the Rotterdam region Contact: , City of Rotterdam
Romania		14 November 2014 \| Bucharest This workshop took place on 20 November 2014. All materials including presentations are now available to download here Bus technology options Life cycle costing Clean bus criteria The event included presentations from international experts on the procurement of clean vehicles and the opportunity for open exchange with bus manufacturers. Agenda (in Romanian) Contact: , Romanian Association of Public Transport
Spain		3 October 2013 \| Valladolid Sustainable Procurement of clean vehicles Life Cycle Costing in theory and practice
		29-30 Jan 2015 \| Valladolid This workshop took place on 29-30 Jan 2015 as part of the Alternative Fuel-type & Vehicle Congress. Presentations are available download here. Photos are available here. For more information, please visit the website (in Spanish) Contact:
Sweden		9 October 2013 \| Stockholm Good examples of procurement practice of clean and energy efficient vehicles How public purchasing affects the green car market Monitoring & setting environmental standards for fuel
		19 March 2015 \| Stockholm Experiences and lessons learned on joint EV procurement Opportunity to test drive EVs Agenda (in Swedish)
UK		30 April 2015 \| London TfL part in delivering Mayors Air Quality Strategy and impact on buses Case Study: ZeEUS procurement and demonstration TfL utilisation of zero emission cars, vans & infrastructure Vehicle Purchasing Framework Agenda (in English) Contact:

		1 October 2014 \| Sofia Introduction to sustainable procurement of vehicles Contact: , City of Sofia
Bulgaria		14 June 2015 I Sofia Workshop: Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Mobility and Cyclelogistics Agenda Contact: , City of Sofia
Croatia		23 January 2015 \| Zagreb This workshop took place on 23 January 2015. Presentations and discussions covered topics including: Sustainable procurement of vehicles The CVD in practice Life cycle costing Presentations are available to download here. Agenda (in Croatian) Contact: (Zagreb Holding)
		28 May 2015 \| Zagreb Implementation of the Directive 2009/33/EC in the procurement tenders, Introduction to the advantages of green public procurement of vehicles, Good practice examples in other European cities on usage of energy efficient vehicles, Raising of awareness among companies and acceleration of market introduction to vehicles with higher and environmental standards Agenda (in Croatian) To reserve a place or for more information, please contact: (Zagreb Holding)
Germany		20 November 2014 \| Freiburg This workshop took place on 20 November 2014. All materials including presentations are available to download here. Introduction to the "Clean Fleets" project and an outline of the free assistance available to public authorities and fleet operators The Clean Vehicles Directive and how it translates into German public procurement law Summary of the current range of clean buses available on the market and the outlook for the future Towards a sustainable fleet - case study examples of cleaner bus fleets in operation Agenda (in German) Contact: , Freiburger Verkehrs AG
Netherlands		5 November 2013 \| Rotterdam Sustainable procurement and the CVD: Status quo and setting ambitious goals Agenda (in Dutch)
		19 March 2015 \| Rotterdam tendering for vehicles charging infrastructure in the Rotterdam region Contact: , City of Rotterdam
Romania		14 November 2014 \| Bucharest This workshop took place on 20 November 2014. All materials including presentations are now available to download here Bus technology options Life cycle costing Clean bus criteria The event included presentations from international experts on the procurement of clean vehicles and the opportunity for open exchange with bus manufacturers. Agenda (in Romanian) Contact: , Romanian Association of Public Transport
Spain		3 October 2013 \| Valladolid Sustainable Procurement of clean vehicles Life Cycle Costing in theory and practice
		29-30 Jan 2015 \| Valladolid This workshop took place on 29-30 Jan 2015 as part of the Alternative Fuel-type & Vehicle Congress. Presentations are available download here. Photos are available here. For more information, please visit the website (in Spanish) Contact:
Sweden		9 October 2013 \| Stockholm Good examples of procurement practice of clean and energy efficient vehicles How public purchasing affects the green car market Monitoring & setting environmental standards for fuel
		19 March 2015 \| Stockholm Experiences and lessons learned on joint EV procurement Opportunity to test drive EVs Agenda (in Swedish)
UK		30 April 2015 \| London TfL part in delivering Mayors Air Quality Strategy and impact on buses Case Study: ZeEUS procurement and demonstration TfL utilisation of zero emission cars, vans & infrastructure Vehicle Purchasing Framework Agenda (in English) Contact:

National workshops

1 October 2014 | Sofia

Bulgaria

14 June 2015 I Sofia

Croatia

23 January 2015 | Zagreb

28 May 2015 | Zagreb

Germany

20 November 2014 | Freiburg

Netherlands

5 November 2013 | Rotterdam

19 March 2015 | Rotterdam

Romania

14 November 2014 | Bucharest

Spain

3 October 2013 | Valladolid

29-30 Jan 2015 | Valladolid

Sweden

9 October 2013 | Stockholm

19 March 2015 | Stockholm

UK

30 April 2015 | London