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On 2023 March 1, the European Commission published a proposal which could greatly assist in reducing the strain placed on the road transport …

Volkswagen and Russia's Industry Ministry said no decision had yet been made on the sale of the automaker's Kaluga car plant south of Moscow, after a report that dealer group Avilon was set to buy the factory. …

Tesla will build a new plant in Monterrey, Mexico, the nation’s President announced, ending weeks of speculation over where the maker of electric cars would choose to operate in the country. …

Earlier in February, the EU Commission released its long-awaited proposal on CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles. …

Ahead of the trilogue negotiations on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) call on the Council, the European Co …

Executives from ‘hard-to-abate’ industries have called for increased financing to support decarbonization efforts. …

Germany has asked the European Union to propose rules allowing combustion-engine cars that run on CO2-neutral fuels to be sold in Europe after 2035, the date by which the EU has agreed all new cars should have zero emissions. …

Message from ACEA’s Director General – February 2023 A new approach to Europe’s industrial policy …

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has today launched its wide ranging new sustainability strategy, Ready for Tomorrow (RFT), backed by a plan to invest around £2bn in decarb …

Tesla's plant in Brandenburg near Berlin is now producing 4,000 cars per week, the company said on Monday 27 February, three weeks ahead of schedule according to a recent production plan reviewed by Reuters. …

Italy wants to team up with France and Germany to “influence” and slow the pace of European Union laws on cutting car and truck emissions, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Saturday 25 February. …

Lithium-ion (li-ion) battery fires on board containerships have already claimed a couple of high-profile victims, the X-Press Pearl and perhaps the Maersk Honam. …

Stellantis plans to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in Italy in 2023 to further reduce its workforce in Fiat's former home country as the transition to electric vehicles takes its toll. …

Synnerman is clear that there is one thing Mercedes-Benz and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have in common. “We know there are challenges ahead and we know we have to take risky decisions to succeed. …

Nissan sees a growing potential and customer demand for electric and electrified vehicles and wants to speed up its electrification program. …

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Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has now gone live, with non-compliant HGVs having to pay £50 a day to enter the inner ring road and city centre. …

On 2023 February 24, the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe adopted Model Rules on the Permanent Identification of Railway Rolling Stock in Geneva. …

Toyota Motor Corp boosted global vehicle production by 9% in January, it said on Monday, its first increase in two months even as the car maker continued to feel the strain from global chip shortages. …

The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a 10th package of sanctions against Russia and those that support it in its illegal aggression against Ukraine. …