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The current ICE Fiat 500 will not be homologated for Europe after July 2024, and the EV version's sales are slowing. A new gasoline variant could solve several problems for Fiat. …

Since a peak in 2007, the transport sector has decarbonised three times slower than the rest of the economy, making it the ‘problem child’ of Europe’s climate efforts. …

Members of the IRU Commission on Technical Affairs (CIT) discussed artificial intelligence in road transport, weights and dimensions, and decarbonisation at their latest meeting.  …

Scotland’s truck sector is taking strides towards decarbonisation with the unveiling of the HGV Decarbonisation Pathway. …

CEO Gernot Döllner confirms that Volkswagen Group premium brand will launch final ICE models in 2026, with EVs in all "core segments" by 2027. …

IMO is advancing discussions on legally-binding ‘mid-term’ measures to help the maritime industry achieve net zero shipping, as set out in the 2023 IMO Strategy on the Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. …

In recent weeks (March 2024), emission-free excavation work has been carried out in one of the Port of Gothenburg’s largest infrastructure projects ever, using a hydrogen generator with completely new technology piloted …

Company halting production for 6 weeks, misses required interest payment of about $8.4 m last week (March 2024). …

The Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), integral to global efforts to enhance energy efficiency in shipping and cut emissions, will be on the table for discussion as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) members convene in London a …

Peel Ports Group and E.ON embark on ‘UK’s largest’ solar project. …

Associated British Ports (ABP) welcomed a delegation from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to the Port of Southampton, led by MPA Chief Executive Mr Teo Eng Dih on Friday 15 March 2024. …

A lack of charging infrastructure is still worrying automakers. …

ACEA commends efforts to enhance support measures for combined transport organisers and extend the Directive’s scope to all intra-EU intermodal transport. …

The two Japanese automakers aim to drive down costs and catch up to rivals such as Tesla and entrants from China in the global EV race. …

EU Member States have reached a last-minute consensus on the Platform Workers Directive, aiming to regulate the gig economy while accommodating diverse national models. The focus now turns to national implementation. …

Public charging availability, expensive upfront costs, higher electricity bills, battery lifetime, and charging times all cited as key concerns in making the transition to a battery electric vehicle (BEV) for the “early majority” - the s …

Product decisions have been made and a project team has been appointed to make SDVs a reality, VW boss Oliver Blume said. …

The cheap EV will initially start production in 2025 at Tesla's Texas factory. Tesla will build its entry-level all-electric car in its European factory near Berlin, CEO Elon Musk told employees during a visit to the plant. …

Being a truck driver can be challenging. Truckfly’s CEO, Stéphane Rabiller, explains how its app is improving the daily lives of over 330,000 truck drivers. …

Volkswagen on Thursday, 14 March 2024, held out the prospect of launching an entry-level electric vehicle by 2027, with VW brand chief Thomas Schaefer saying the company would decide in coming weeks which model to move forward with. …