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Austria’s largest nationwide fast charging network is being further expanded. …

The MOSOLF Group is starting 2024 with a new strategic approach. …

According to official data from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, 524,219 new electric cars were registered in Germany last year, marking an increase of 11.4%. …

In line with the European Union’s push for a green transition, Volvo Car Corporation and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €420 m financing agreement in support of the Swedish carmaker’s decision to become fully electric a …

The government of the German state of Saarland is continuing talks to find a new investor for Ford's factory in Saarlouis. …

Finnlines recently announced the ‘dual enhancement’ of its Biscay Line, for the transport of rolling freight …

Tesla  delivered a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, beating market estimates and meeting its 2023 target, but lost its spot as the top EV maker by sales to China's BYD. …

Volkswagen Group said its battery startup has seen promising results with solid-state cells for electric vehicles, a win for the carmaker as it pushes to make EVs more efficient and less expensive. …

The Italian government is considering a 930 m ($1 bn) plan to encourage people to turn in their gasoline or diesel cars and buy electric vehicles instead, according to a draft document seen by Bloomberg. …

Container ship and Ro-Ro operators have rerouted vessels to avoid danger to crew and cargo in the Red Sea following a number of attacks on ships by Houthi militants in Yemen since October last year. …

The largest regional green regulations in the history of shipping came into effect yesterday with the industry included in the European Union’s emissions trading system ( EUETS), a market-based measure that sets a cap on allowed emission …

Iran dispatched a naval frigate to the Red Sea amid an escalating standoff between Western nations and Tehran-backed militants that has seen maritime traffic attacked by drones, missiles and speedboats. …

French new-car sales rose by 15% in December, as the market continued its yearlong recovery from semiconductor shortages and the coronavirus crisis. …

China's BYD Co (002594.SZ), the world's biggest seller of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids, sold about 3.02 m vehicles in 2023, an increase of 61.9%, it said on Monday 1 January. …

Tesla is expected to post another record quarter for electric vehicle deliveries, likely shy of an ambitious 2 m annual internal target that CEO Elon Musk touted at the beginning of the year. …

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, will supply comprehensive packages of Ro-Ro equipment for an additional four multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for Höegh Autoliners. …

President Vladimir Putin placed Russia's biggest car dealership under temporary state management in a step the Kremlin said was driven by commercial logic but which its founder said made the country look uninvestable. …

The immense scale of transformation underway in the automotive sector should give Europe cause to rethink how it regulates in the interest of both consumers and the competitiveness of its industry, argues Sigrid de Vries. …

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is in final talks with the Hungarian government to secure a multi-billion-euro investment in a new electric car factory, in a deal that could be announced as early as Friday, the Fina …

For several years now, IRU has been publishing its global report on driver shortages. …