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Earlier this year, the European Commission proposed key changes to the CO₂ standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), a piece of legislation which will determine the types of buses, coaches and trucks allowed on EU roads by setting p …

Carmakers, which have invested billions on electric vehicles, slammed Britain's move to delay a 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, saying it would disrupt supply chains and slow the transition to greener cars. …

Loss of competitiveness, reduction of transhipment business (transfer of cargo from one ship to another), carbon leakage and diversion of ships to non-European ports (but very close to EU ports). …

New-car sales climbed for the 13th consecutive month in Europe, with electric vehicles driving growth before becoming the latest focal point of global trade tensions. …

European shipping emissions reached an all time high last year, new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis shows. …

The European Union is reticent about agreeing to Britain's plea to postpone looming tariffs on the sale of electric vehicles, but automakers remain optimistic a delay can be agreed, the U.K.'s SMMT industry association said. …

Volvo will end production of any remaining diesel models by early 2024 as it heads toward becoming an all-electric automaker. …

Britain is considering delaying its ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars until 2035, five years later than currently planned, the BBC reported. …

In 2022, a historic agreement was reached on ending sales of new polluting combustion engine cars by 2035 in the EU. …

At factories in Japan's industrial heartland, Toyota (7203.T) has turned to self-propelled assembly lines, massive die casting and even old-fashioned hand polishing as it aims to make up for lost ground in battery electric vehi …

Most electric cars produced in Asia are likely to be excluded from France's electric vehicle purchase subsidy scheme as of next year as Paris looks to clamp down on EVs from China. …

Volkswagen Group is planning to stop car production at its Dresden plant after more than 20 years, Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe, reported. …

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the greatest green industrial policy of them all? …

The ro-pax ferry Europalink holds a special place in the hearts of Malmö’s residents due to its long history in the city. …

UK automotive leaders today celebrate the battery electric car market’s emergence from the ‘early adopter’ phase and discuss the measures needed to shift the technology to mass market following a 21-fold growth in EV uptake since 2018.1 …

DFDS has today entered into an agreement to acquire FRS Iberia/Maroc, a division of the German short-sea ferry company FRS GmbH & Co. KG. …

Even before the European Union targeted imports of cheap Chinese electric vehicles, China's automakers faced another big challenge: winning over consumers who don't know or necessarily trust their brands. …

Europe’s investigation of cheap electric vehicles from China is appreciated, a little late and will not be enough on its own to reverse the region’s fortunes, according to Roberto Vavassori, the president of Italy’s automotive industry a …

Spurred by falling battery prices, electric vehicles could hit price parity with fossil-fuel models in Europe in 2024 and the U.S. …

The West: China’s doing nothing on climate. Also the West: China’s dominating green tech, we must fight back!  …