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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 transport, highlighting that the increasing number of electric…
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 Minister of Transport, Mr Nikoloski and EBRD Head…
How to Decarbonize Heavy-Duty Transport and Make it Affordable
The race to decarbonize transportation is on, attested to by a global wave of commitments to electrify government and corporate fleets. However, heavy-duty trucking presents a special challenge. While it constitutes only 1 percent of total fleet vehicles, it is…
When Food Waste Becomes a Resource
Food waste presents a serious global challenge that goes beyond economic and environmental dimensions, pointing to a deep imbalance in the world. While millions of people go hungry, enormous quantities of food end up as waste. The United Nations has…
Is Green Steel the Next Step Toward a Climate-Neutral Truck?
Steel makes up 47 percent of a typical diesel-powered truck, the so-called heavy truck, and is responsible for about 44 percent of the CO2 emissions generated during its production. But what if all this steel could be replaced with a…
Rise in used heavy-duty vehicles a major contributor to pollution, prompting calls for more stringent regulations
While heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6 per cent of the global automotive trade’s total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30 per cent since 2000, with trucks contributing 80 per cent to this increase.…
Electricity demand for e-vehicles will grow rapidly
Munich (dpa) – In Europe, electricity consumption for electric cars and trucks will probably reach 355 terawatt hours per year by 2040, from the current 16 terawatt hours, according to the results of a study. In relation to the total amount of electricity…