IASTEC whitepaper „CO2 emission regulation for passenger cars“ – July 2024

This whitepaper „CO2 emission regulation for passenger cars“ has been published in July 2024 and analyses the impact of the European CO2 emission regulation for passenger cars on real CO2 emissions.

The current CO2 emission legislation for passenger cars is leading to significantly increased real CO2 emissions in comparison with the legislation limit. Real emissions including production and operation of the new vehicles will often be more than 3 times higher than the actual legislation limit in the year 2030 of i.e. 49 egCO2/km.

For this reason, the CO2 emission legislation must be comprehensively revised and developed on the basis of a correct physical balancing.


IASTEC Founding meeting on March 13th 2023

The International Association of Sustainable Drivetrain and Vehicle Technology Research, IASTEC is an international association of professors and researchers worldwide working on vehicle and drivetrain research at famous universities. The purpose of IASTEC is to promote science, research and teaching in the field of vehicle and drivetrain technology.

On March 13th 2023 the constitution act of IASTEC took place online. In this founding meeting the founding members elected the board of directors. These are:
Prof. Dr. sc. tech. Thomas Koch (Chairman), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Prof. Dr. Jesus Benajes (Vice Chairman), Térmicos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Prof. Dr. Krzystof Wislocki (Treasurer), Polish Scientific Society of Combustion Engines, Poznán, Poland
Prof. Dimitrios Hountalas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Prof. Dr. Hua Zhao, Natural person, Brunel, United Kingdom
Besides, Dr. Amin Velji was elected as Secretary General.

The registered office of IASTEC is in Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium.


IASTEC officially created on 4th of September 2023

The International Association of Sustainable Drivetrain and Vehicle Technology Research, IASTEC was officially created by royal decree of the Belgian Ministry of Justice published on 4th of September 2023 under the AISBL identification number 0805453158.