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We are glad to announce that Car Transporter Ltd. has become a member of ECG! …

Italian automaker DR Automobiles is facing an antitrust investigation for allegedly misleading consumers over where its DR and EVO-branded vehicles are made, the Italian competition authority (AGCM) said on Thursday. …

Leading maritime companies voice their ambition to adopt vessel optimisation strategies that can decrease annual fuel consumption by 20%, reduce annual emissions by more than 200 mi tonnes of CO2, and enable the uptake of more expensive, …

DP World has acquired freight forwarder CFR Rinkens to bolster the development of its services for containerised vehicle shipments. …

Renault Trucks has successfully converted a 12-tonne diesel truck into a battery electric vehicle (BEV) as part of an initiative to evaluate the environmental, technical, and economic viability of such retrofits. …

Japan's Toyota Motor (7203.T), the world's largest automaker by sales, said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to adopt Tesla's (TSLA.O) electric-vehicle charging technology from 2025. …

Scania is starting series production of its BEV trucks for regional transport in Södertälje, Sweden. …

Volta Trucks has initiated bankruptcy proceedings in Sweden because of the fallout of its battery supplier, Proterra, which itself declared bankruptcy in August 2023, according to a statement by the truck manufacturer. …

The developments are promising, but as the 2030 deadline looms closer, the need for essential advancements becomes increasingly urgent. …

Ford and Toyota could face some of the highest fines in the U.K. next year under new rules enforcing minimum electric-vehicle sales, according to market analysts Dataforce. …

IRU welcomes the Italian government’s confirmation of its intention to take Austria to court in a new attempt to try to unblock the Brenner impasse, following inaction by the European Commission. …

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is urging the EU and UK to strike an immediate agreement to avoid damaging Brexit tariffs on electrified vehicles. …

Germany could suffer if the European Union puts additional import duties on electric vehicles made in China with any protectionist move risking retaliation, according to the country’s transport minister. …

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is today urging the EU and UK to strike an immediate agreement to avoid damaging Brexit tariffs on electrified vehicles. …

Lucid produced 1,550 vehicles from July to September, compared to 2,173 in the second quarter. 700 more Lucid vehicles were transported to Saudi Arabia for final assembly in the third quarter. …

This study looks at Chinese investments in maritime infrastructures through the lens of ‘de-risking’ for the first time. …

The European Union is currently revising its CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). This regulation will irreversibly cut the trucking sector’s dependence on diesel. …

ACEA, and six other European organisations, have called on the European Commission for a more co-ordinated response to the radical and rapid change in the power infrastructure needs. …

The holy grail of Transport & Environment – as its name suggests  – is to decarbonise transport as soon as we can. Rapid electrification is one of the – if not the most – effective way to achieve this. …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) takes note of the Council’s general approach to the review of CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). …