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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. …

Volkswagen Group trimmed its profitability forecast for the year after earlier hedging losses were compounded by higher costs and supply-chain issues last quarter. …

However, the biofuels industry has questioned the companies’ advice, arguing that ignoring the contribution of alternative fuels could slow the reduction of truck emissions. …

KARLO TRANSPORTS is happy to announce that it has joined the ranks of ECG members. …

The Decarbonising UK Freight Transport report, titled “Accelerating Investment for Decarbonising UK Freight Transport,” has outlined several strategies for overcoming the challenges associated with decarbonizing road, rail, and …

European new-car sales maintained double-digit growth in September despite higher interest rates raising the cost of acquiring a car. …

The ‘Electric Freightway’ project will see around 140 eHGVs integrated into a charging network across 15 motorway charging sites and more than 10 commercial depot charging locations. …

In the first three quarters of 2023, the EU car market grew substantially (+16.9%), totalling 8 m registered units. Despite the year-to-date increase, the market remains 20% below the pre-COVID pandemic level of 10 m units in 2019. …

Namely, parallel to the production of the first wing prototypes, the company is also working on the fine-tuning of the vessel design. …

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. …

Elon Musk is dialing back expectations for Tesla as years of rapid expansion collide with rising interest rates and a more cost-conscious consumer. …

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

More zero emission trucks are set to drive on UK roads thanks to a £200 m boost to decarbonise freight vehicles, drive innovation and create new jobs as part of a week of government action to support the sector.  …

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. …

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

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. …