€500m in German public funding approved to promote rail transport energy efficiency
The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a German scheme to support railway companies investing in energy efficiency technologies. This measure will...
Commission finds evidence carmakers cheated carbon dioxide emissions test
Scientists from the European Commission have found evidence that carmakers manipulated the results of a carbon dioxide emissions test. According to documents obtained by Transport...
The ‘dieselgate’ legacy and solutions
Transport and Environment’s (T&E) Greg Archer gives his opinion on the ‘dieselgate’ scandal and how sustainable transport can be successfully implemented throughout Europe. The ‘dieselgate’...
Hungary introduces electric vehicle fast chargers
Hungary’s state utilities provider NKM Mobilitas has ordered 12 electric vehicle fast chargers from Australian provider Tritium as part of a drive to improve...
Finland to deploy artificial intelligence in bike sharing scheme
Finland’s bike-sharing scheme CityBike Finland has partnered with scheme management solutions provider Stage Intelligence to deploy artificial intelligence in bike sharing in the city...
Volkswagen to launch fully electric car-sharing service
Volkswagen has announced plans to launch a new, fully electric car-sharing service in Germany in 2019, and other cities worldwide in 2020. The fully electric...
WEF: Transition to autonomous vehicles could increase city traffic
A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Boston Consulting Group warns that the transition to autonomous vehicles could increase traffic...
Diesel-powered vehicles could represent just 5% of EU car market by 2030
A new study suggests that diesel-powered vehicles could fall 40 percentage points to represent just 5% of the European car market by 2030. Between 2015...
ICAO endorses scheme tackling carbon dioxide emissions in aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council has endorsed the EU’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), which aims to tackle...
New project converts parking spaces into electric vehicle recharging points
A new project from innovators Arup will convert standard parking bays into electric vehicle recharging points without inconveniencing drivers or pedestrians. The project, called a...
