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Carpooling
and petrol-saving
training
During the European Football Championships,
the EURO 2008 sponsor Hyundai
/Kia placed a total of 530 vehicles at the
disposal of UEFA, which included around
40% passenger cars and 30% each of
SUVs and small buses / vans. A third of the
vehicles were operated with petrol, the rest
with diesel fuel. The majority of the diesel
fuel vehicles were equipped with particle
filters.
The bus operator that was in charge of the
team buses and transport throughout the
EURO 2008 in Austria converted its entire
fleet to biodiesel in the run-up to the
EURO 2008. Shuttle buses operated with
natural gas were used in the host city of
Salzburg.
3:2 Energy and climate
protection
The transport sector had the greatest
influence upon the emission of greenhouse
gases, which is why the greatest efforts
Photo: brainbows
A total of around 900 drivers were used,
were made to ensure that the share of
among which two-thirds were volunteers.
public transport used was as high as pos-
To train the volunteers, in cooperation with
sible (see Chapter 3:1 Transport).
Hyundai/Kia and the „klima:aktiv“ climate
The use of diesel generators in the stadia
Photo: FOSPO
protection initiative of the Federal Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and
Water Management in Austria and the
Touring Club of Switzerland, combined
driving safety and petrol-saving training
courses were held in all eight host cities. In
addition, the drivers of the team buses also
received petrol-saving training.
and fan zones was kept to a minimum to
provide the additional electricity needed
for a major event. Around 187,700 litres
of fuel were used by the diesel generators
used by Euro 2008 SA. The generators
primarily ensured television transmissions
and operations in the hospitality sector:
An average of 30% of the electricity for
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