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Demand for full-electric cars surged in Germany in 2022 to capture almost a fifth of sales in Europe's biggest market. …

Government launches a new fund to help small to medium-sized businesses to develop greener and more efficient solutions for freight. …

Renault is considering building a mass-market electric vehicle in India, two people with knowledge of the ongoing review told Reuters, as part of a renewed push into a market where EV adoption is expected to grow quickly from a …

Chinese electric-vehicle brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023 to about 140,000 vehicles and plans to expand sales in Europe, CEO Andy An told Reuters. …

Spanish national railway company Renfe will invest €122,7m for the improvement of the rail freight transportation system. …

Volkswagen Group’s bug-plagued software has gotten a lot of attention, with product delays for its Audi and Porsche brands making headlines and contributing to the ousting of Herbert Diess as CEO. …

The UK new car market recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in December, with an 18.3% increase to reach 128,462 new registrations, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

A joint venture between Honda and electronics giant Sony Corp. unveiled a prototype of its planned electric vehicle at the CES technology show on Wednesday 4 January 2023. …

Associated British Ports (ABP) is the first UK port operator to trial a hydrogen-fuelled tractor in its container terminal at the Port of Immingham. …

The Swedish presidency is the last in the current presidency trio, following France and the Czech Republic, and marks the last chapter for the common 18-month presidency programme. …

Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia forecast that their combined global vehicle sales will jump nearly 10% in 2023, even as last year's sales fell short of target due to supply chain disruptions. …

Tesla on 2 January 2023 reported record production and deliveries for Q4 electric vehicles, but it missed Wall Street estimates, burdened by logistics problems, slowing demand, rising interest rates and fears of recession. …

The surge in electric vehicle sales has led a number of automakers to move to a direct sales and distribution model, known as agency, in an effort to cut costs and better control pricing. …

Hydrogen is already here. This January will be the month of H2 at Valenciaport. …

The Chinese electric car joint venture Jidu Auto of Baidu and Geely has presented its first two models. These are an electric SUV and an electric sedan, which are intended to focus on autonomous driving. …

Erik Solum, Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s head of the global market insight team, is cautiously optimistic when looking at the various factors affecting the Ro-Ro industry in 2023. …

Hyundai will only sell pure electric cars in Norway from 1 January 2023. Since 2020, the Korean manufacturer had already been offering only electric cars and plug-in hybrids there. …

When Volkswagen Group began its global transition to battery-electric vehicles, it turned to one of its oldest and smallest plants to dip its first toe into the non-ICE-y waters. …

Finnlines’ Ro-Pax newbuilding programme proceeds well. The second Superstar vessel, Finncanopus, was launched at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai on 30 December. …