Mexico's state-owned oil company suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico last Friday, sending flames boiling to the surface in the Gulf waters. The incident took place 400 meters (1,300 feet) away from an oil production platform and highlights the...
Official new data from the EU’s environmental watchdog (EEA) shows that the CO2 emissions of new cars decreased by 12% in 2020 to 107.8 grams of CO2 per km. Transport & Environment (T&E) said the sharp drop showed that ambitious EU car CO2 targets do...
Europe’s thirst for biodiesel to fuel its cars and trucks has likely wiped out forests the size of the Netherlands since the introduction of the EU’s green fuels law in 2010[1], a new study shows. T&E, who carried out the study, calls on the EU...
Three leading commercial vehicle manufacturers Daimler Truck, the TRATON GROUP and Volvo Group have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. The joint aim is to initiate and accelerate...
General Motors and Shell, through its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy, LLC (“Shell”), are collaborating to provide comprehensive energy solutions programs to GM’s customers and supply chain partners, including fixed-rate home energy plans backed by 100 percent renewable energy resources. This program is currently available for...
Austrian full-service provider eww Anlagentechnik and ABB have supplied Austria’s national postal service, Österreichische Post, with 2,000 AC-charging stations to electrify its fleet and support the expansion of sustainable parcel delivery throughout the Alpine republic. Österreichische Post is fully committed to e-mobility and wants to achieve...
General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources to secure local and low-cost lithium. This lithium will be produced through a closed-loop, direct extraction process that results in a smaller physical footprint, no production tailing and lower...
GRIDSERVE today announces plans to revolutionise EV charging infrastructure in the UK as it officially launches the GRIDSERVE Electric Highway – a UK-wide network of more than 50 high power ‘Electric Hubs’ with 6-12 x 350kW chargers in each, plus almost 300 rapid chargers installed...
AirCar, a dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle moved closer to production this week, fulfilling a key development milestone in a35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to the international airport in Bratislava on June 28th, 2021. Klein Vision’s patent protected AirCar completed its 142nd successful landing in...
Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK company "Electra Commercial Vehicles Limited" to develop the zero-emission fuel cell truck market in the UK and Ireland. Under the MoU, Electra will act as system integrator to integrate...
TotalEnergies and Uber are partnering today to accelerate the transition of Uber’s drivers towards electric mobility, by providing support for vehicle conversion and easier access to charge points. This partnership targets France at first, with the possibility to extend it to other European countries. Uber has...
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today launches a new, ambitious plan, ‘Full Throttle: Driving UK Automotive Competitiveness’, to secure the future of one of Britain’s most important industries. The automotive manufacturing sector employs around 180,000 people nationwide, contributes £15bn to the economy and...