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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. …

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. …

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. …

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

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. …

Woodside Distribution is celebrating success after picking up an award for its contribution to the logistics industry. …

Semiconductor shortages have caused Volkswagen to rearrange production schedules for the second two weeks in January. However, the German automaker believes that there will be ‘significant improvement’ in supply over 2023. …

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. …

The new electric vehicle tax credit provision in the Inflation Reduction Act has heightened trade tensions between the US and other auto-producing countries. …

Exports of electric vehicles from China more than doubled in November, creating a monthly record, mostly fueled by European automakers that farmed out the production to the country.   …

Stellantis has announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations and intends to become a significant stakeholder in French hydrogen fuel cell company Symbio. …

Digital transformation Cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and data sharing will all be discussed by Parliament in 2023. …

Tesla plans to run a reduced production schedule at its Shanghai plant in January, extending the reduced output it began this month into 2023, according to an internal schedule reviewed by Reuters. …

Europe will soon put a carbon price on the fossil fuels used to power cars and heat buildings — now there's a battle looming to ensure those extra costs won’t end up deepening social inequalities.  …

The ‘Fit for 55’ climate law package, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions in the EU by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, dominated the transport legislative agenda in Brussels in 2022. …

The German parliament has voted in favour of reducing electricity prices for railways to 13 cents per kWh. …

Faurecia, a company of the Group FORVIA, Michelin and Stellantis announced starting today exclusive negotiations for Stellantis to acquire a substantial stake in Symbio, a leader in zero-emission hydrogen mobility, to become a significan …

UK car production grew for the second consecutive month in November, up 5.7% to 80,091 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

Tesla Inc shares are on track for their worst month ever as a sell-off deepened on 22 December over worries about softening demand for electric cars and Chief Executive Elon Musk's distraction with Twitter. …

EU must slash truck emissions at speed to cling on to its global leadership on commercial vehicle technology. …