Thursday, December 31, 2020

Transport News

Government Europa brings you the latest Transport News from across the field of European Government Policy.

Electric car-sharing service launches in Portugal

Electric car-sharing service Emov expands into Portugal

French car company PSA Groupe has announced that it will expand its Emov electric car-sharing service to Lisbon, Portugal. The electric car-sharing service will launch...
Dundee electric vehicle project adds innovative energy storage system

Dundee electric vehicle project adds innovative energy storage system

UK company Connected Energy has been selected to supply an innovative energy storage system for an electric vehicle project in Dundee, Scotland. Connected Energy’s innovative...
VW funds shift towards zero-emission vehicles

VW agrees €20bn deal in shift towards zero-emission vehicles

Volkswagen has selected partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around €20bn, in a shift towards zero-emission vehicles. The company, which is Europe’s...
Urban air mobility

The future of flight – urban air mobility

Government Europa speaks to Yves Morier about the complications of modern day aviation – from unmanned aircraft to on-demand urban air mobility – and...
EU charges UK for undervaluation fraud on imports from China © Henry Burrows

EU to charge UK €2.7bn for undervaluation fraud on imports

The European Commission has accused the UK of failing to prevent undervaluation fraud on imports from China, and is demanding €2.7bn in customs duties...
Fuel cell drive for trains project © Hugh Llewelyn

Fuel cell drive for trains project approved

Siemens and Ballard Power Systems Inc. have received approval for funding for the development of fuel cell drive for trains. The two companies plan to...
Trump threatens tax on EU car exports © Gage Skidmore

EU car exports threatened with new US import tax

US President Donald Trump has threatened to tax EU car exports into the US, as part of an escalating war of words between the...
West London Orbital railway © Aubrey Morandarte

West London Orbital railway part of city’s transport strategy

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has included plans for a West London Orbital railway line in his upcoming transport strategy for the next 25...
Siemens to build new train factory in UK © Hugh Llewelyn

Siemens to open new train factory in UK

German engineering company Siemens has announced plans to invest £200m in building a new train factory in Goole, East Yorkshire, UK. The new train factory...
Margrethe Vestager welcomes advanced biofuels project © Friends of Europe

EU approves Italian advanced biofuels scheme

The European Commission has approved a new Italian support scheme for the production and distribution of advanced biofuels. The commission ruled that the project to...

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