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The Chinese manufacturer BYD is launching five electric cars on the French market. BYD has teamed up with four large dealer networks for sales – and that is just the beginning. …

New research shows that if robust Euro 7 air pollution rules are adopted, NO2 pollution from road transport will be reduced by around 50% by 2035. …

Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization and Boston Consulting Group have revealed major insights from the Global Maritime Decarbonization Survey during a presentation held at Nor-Shipping 2023’s Tradewinds Ocean Stage. …

Poland will try to overturn the EU’s combustion engine phaseout and other climate laws with an appeal before the bloc’s top court, Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said.  …

Ford has opened its ‘Electric Vehicle Center’ in Cologne. The Ford plant in Cologne-Niehl was converted for the production of electric cars with an investment of two billion US dollars. …

IRU welcomes the provisional agreement reached last week to increase the deployment of intelligent transport systems (ITS) on European roads. …

A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. …

In a letter to the city council, Deputy Mayor Alderman Melanie van der Horst, who is also responsible for traffic, transport and air quality, announced the upcoming ban on polluting traffic, reports NL Times. …

Germany’s government coalition disagrees about the EU Commission’s proposal to tighten vehicle emission limits with the so-called Euro 7 regulation. …

Belgium’s kilometre charge system, which has been in place since 1 April 2016, has reached a significant milestone by generating record revenue of €838.41m in its latest years of operation. …

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Mercedes-Benz's automated driving system on designated highways under certain conditions without the active control of a driver. …

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), in collaboration with its partners Renfe and Cepsa, will conduct the first fuel test in Spain using second-generation bio-fuels in the railway sector. …

Valenciaport has been selected by the MEDports association as a reference centre in the maritime transport sector for the development of digitalisation, training, and cooperation plans. …

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is set to expand the Ro-Ro capacity at the Port of Brunswick in a new $250m project. …

Electric-vehicle sales are poised to more than double by 2026 but eliminating emissions from road transportation by the middle of this century will require even greater efforts, according to BloombergNEF. …

ABB e-mobility unveiled a new depot charging solution for electric truck and bus fleets at the UITP in Barcelona.  …

Tesla is in talks with the leaders of the regional government of Valencia in Spain to build a car factory, the Spanish newspaper Cinco Dias reported, citing unidentified sources close to the discussions. …

U.S. luxury electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Group is preparing to enter the world's largest auto market, its head of China operations Zhu Jiang said on June 8, 2023. …

The German Ministry of Digital and Transportation is putting more than €1bn into climate-friendly transport vehicles. …

BLG LOGISTICS enters a partnership with the Bundesfachschule für Betriebswirtschaft im Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe (BFC) and becomes a supporting member of the school association. …