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New car registrations: -1.9 percent in H1 2025; battery-electric 15.6 percent market share
With a strong 7.3 percent year-on-year (YOY) decline for June, also indicative of the challenging global economic environment for auto makers. The battery-electric car market share for H1 2025 stood at 15.6...
How Shippers Can Drive the Transition to Zero-Emission Trucking
Large companies are the largest buyers of road freight. As part of its Decarbonise Corporate Fleets initiative, the European Commission should set zero-emission (ZE) procurement targets on large shippers, rather than truck...
The European automotive industry, the second-largest steel consumer in the EU, faces a familiar challenge — how to transition from traditional, high-emission production to a circular model. Although steel is almost entirely...
The Baltics to Gain up to 600 New EV Charging Stations by 2027
Across the Baltic region, up to 600 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are planned to be built by the end of 2027. Given that this region currently lags behind the European Union...
Up to three million low- and middle-income households in the five largest European countries could switch to electric vehicles by 2032 through a “social leasing” model, according to a new analysis by...
How to defuse the EU’s carbon tax time bomb
Energy costs and taxes are political dynamite, easily exploited by populist parties. And yet, the EU is set to introduce an economy-wide carbon price (ETS2) on transport and heating fuels in 2027.
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Big Plans for Batteries in Europe – Will They Come True?
Due to the key role of batteries, especially in the automotive industry, many companies are striving to start production in Europe. The announced production capacities by 2030 exceed two terawatt-hours annually. However,...
EU Aviation Sector Almost Reached Pre-Pandemic Emission Levels – How to Reduce Pollution?
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease in people's mobility, resulting in a significant drop in emissions from the aviation sector. However, the latest data shows that by 2024, emissions have almost...
China Develops New Strategy: Electric Vehicles as Standard by 2035
The Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, in cooperation with nine other government departments, has released a new circular document setting the goal for fully electric vehicles to become...
Under Pressure from the Automotive Industry – EU Revises 2025 Electrification Targets
The European Union, under one of its transport sector regulations, had set a binding target to reduce average CO₂ emissions from new cars by 55 percent by 2030 compared to 2021 levels....
EC Proposes Flexibility in Emission Reduction Targets for Car Manufacturers in the EU
In order to provide additional flexibility to manufacturers of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in meeting emission reduction targets, the European Commission has proposed an amendment to the Regulation that sets...
Poland Invests 1.4 Billion Euros in Sustainable Mobility Through Three National Programs
The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Poland (NFOŚiGW) announced on March 31, 2025, two new public calls for funding the development of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. The total budget...
Electric Cars to Save the EU 20 Million Tons of CO2 – Air and Maritime Transport Remain a Challenge
As part of global efforts to reduce emissions, the development of electric vehicles is being strongly promoted. The organization Transport & Environment (T&E) has compiled a report on the state of European...
EBRD Financed Rail Crossing Between North Macedonia and Serbia Receives 2.8 million euros EU grant
An agreement securing 2.8 million euros grant from the European Union (EU) to develop a joint border railway station between North Macedonia and Serbia was signed today in Skopje by the First Deputy President of the Government and...
The transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) has not been sufficiently incentivized due to unequal conditions regarding permitted weight and dimensions compared to diesel trucks. While this is not the only challenge, it...
FIAT Grande Panda Arrives in Europe in March 2025 – Prices Revealed
FIAT has officially announced the arrival of the Grande Panda model on the European market in March 2025. With this model, FIAT returns to the B-segment, where it has been a leader...