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High interest rates are derailing the ambitions of climate regulators and automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, underscored Wednesday by the scrapping of a GM-Honda partnership and a warning from a battery maker. …

The Council has adopted the version of the ITS Directive negotiated by the Council Presidency and the European Parliament. The decision follows the endorsement of the European Parliament’s plenary earlier this month. …

Honda has canceled plans to jointly develop affordable electric vehicles with General Motors due to a changing business environment, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said. …

This differing approach to the green credentials of first-generation biofuels across EU legislation has drawn criticism from industry. …

The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has narrowly voted in support of the original overly ambitious emission reduction targets proposed by the European Commission in the revision of CO₂ …

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T) will invest up to €200 m ($214 m) in the new electric vehicle unit of French counterpart Renault (RENA.PA), Mitsubishi said on Tuesday. …

China's Great Wall Motor called for a fair and open trade environment after saying it had formally submitted responses to the European Commission's anti-subsidy investigation of Chinese-made electric vehicles. …

Reacting to the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) position, European truck and bus manufacturers voiced concern that targets may express ambition on paper but are unachievable in reality. …

Italy’s Grimaldi has completed the acquisition of Igoumenista port, Greece, as part of the country’s regional port privatisation programme. …

CLEPA, together with other independent service providers, has published a position paper calling for a revision of the Type approval regulation that maximises the potential of the data market for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). …

The joint venture, founded by Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo Group, made the announcement on LinkedIn. “This is an important milestone in our journey to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport. …

The EU Parliament environment committee has backed the European Commission’s plans to slash emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. MEPs voted for targets to cut the average emissions of new freight trucks by 45% in 2030 and 90% in 2040. …

After nine months, Port of Antwerp-Bruges records a total freight throughput of 204.4 m tons, a decrease of 6% compared to the same peri …

A recent analysis suggests that the EU’s carbon market for road transport and buildings (known as ETS 2) may see prices rise far above the €45 promised by the European Commission, provoking fears that protests against fuel price hik …

Jaguar Land Rover opened an electric vehicle test center in England as it ramps up efforts to bring new electric models to market and catch up with rivals. …

Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen has firmed up a letter of intent for four methanol-capable and ammonia-ready car carrier newbuilds in China. …

Renault Group is expecting to lose French EV incentives for the China-built Dacia Spring full-electric minicar, as the government of President Emmanuel Macron revises the bonus system, executives said. …

Member States can give operators until 18 August 2025 to retrofit heavy-duty vehicles registered between 21 August 2023 and 31 December 2023 with SMT2 devices. …

UNCTAD’s latest Review of Maritime Transport predicted a 2.4% growth in maritime trade volume in 2023, recovering from a 0.4% contraction in 2022. …

Toyota will gradually restart operations at its plants in Japan that had been halted due to an accident at a supplier. …