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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Wednesday she would launch an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles, yielding to calls by France to hit back at surging imports. …

Shortly after taking the most important job in German industry, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume got some bad news. …

The startup PV NEXUS has launched the first unit of an innovative pilot project for floating solar energy in Spanish marine waters. Specifically, the Port of València hosts this first prototype of floating solar energy. …

Clean Energy Wire Germany's ports require huge investments to maintain their crucial position in supplying energy and goods, and to keep up with the energy transformation, said coastal state lawmakers and industry representa …

China will be “the biggest beneficiary” if the EU and the U.K. cannot resolve a post-Brexit “cliff-edge” on trading electric vehicles (EVs), a U.K. minister warned. …

Western sanctions against Russia are boosting demand for China-made cars, and this surge could continue as long as these sanctions remain in place, an executive with China's auto association said on Monday. …

"We are very pleased that politics and business are meeting on the Weser this year. …

The EU’s update to the Renewable Energy Directive will have a number of impacts on what fuels are considered ‘renewable’ and support for those fuels. …

The European Commission today announced the 26 projects from 12 Member States that will receive funding to install alternative fuels infrastructure along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). …

Lancia plans to open 20 new dealerships in France next year, when the Stellantis brand launches the new Ypsilon small car and expands outside of its home market, Italy. …

It has been a rollercoaster ride for the China-EU rail freight market over the past three years. Following the exponential growth in 2020 and 2021 came the Russia-Ukraine war. …

Policymakers went back to Brussels this week to resume legislative work before the end of the legislative term in 2024. A number of files which are important for CLECAT and its members will be discussed and voted in the coming weeks. …

The UK. rejoining the EU's flagship Horizon science funding program could pave the way for an agreement to delay damaging post-Brexit tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs), Rishi Sunak suggested. …

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Shanghai COSCO Shipping LNG Investment, a subsidiary of China Shipping Corporation Limited, have signed an agreement to collaborate on a new project that aims to formulate and assess the d …

  BMW Group said on Friday that it will start to export China-made electric MINIs from 2024. …

Stellantis has started production at its first all-electric vehicle plant. Located in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool, UK, and manufactures the group’s first electric van, the Combo Electric, for Opel/Vauxhall. …

Germany had hoped to use the pizzazz of the Munich auto show to hype its vision of saving combustion engine cars with novel e-fuels. It didn't work out that way. …

A malfunction that shut down all of Toyota Motor's assembly plants in Japan for about a day last week occurred because some servers used to process parts orders became unavailable after maintenance procedures, the company said. …

MUNICH, Sept 6 (Reuters) - German carmakers are determined to tackle the problems they face in producing competitive electric vehicles, an executive at Chinese EV maker Xpeng said on Wednesday, as China's carmakers put pressure on Europe …

Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Germany’s automakers to embrace competition from Asian rivals and not be intimidated by the rise of China’s electric-vehicle manufacturers. …