Transport

German car industry association (VDA) president Hildegard Müller warned that the European Commission's move "further increases the risk of a global trade conflict.”
Electric vehicles 12-06-2024

German car industry, government react against EU EV tariffs as BMW faces 21% duty 

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The German car industry association VDA and senior government ministers criticised the EU’s preliminary tariffs on China-made electric cars announced today (12 June), which will also hit European companies producing in China, such as BMW and Dacia. 

Economy 12-06-2024

UPDATE: EU-China tensions flare up as Chinese government backlashes against EU tariffs announcement

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The EU will put additional tariffs on electric cars produced in China, the European Commission announced on Wednesday (12 June), as preliminary result of a anti-subsidy investigation showed prices being distorted by Chinese state support.

Global Europe 12-06-2024

Multibillion-euro court battle over jets stranded in Russia begins in Dublin

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Some of the world's largest aircraft lessors faced off against their insurers in a Dublin courtroom on Tuesday (11 June) at the start of a months-long battle over around €2.5 billion of insurance claims related to jets stranded in Russia.

New report finds corporate cars ‘leading on pollution, lagging on electric’

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The company car market, which is ideally positioned to move towards electric-vehicles, is lagging behind the private market for the third year in a row, a new report by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) finds.

Economy 12-06-2024

EU tariffs on Chinese EVs popular with industry, but China’s trade chamber warns against implications

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With the EU expected to announce preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles on Wednesday (12 June), most European industry representatives look forward to the move, except the car industry itself.

11-06-2024

After EU elections, transport sector should be careful what it wishes for

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Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.

"We're going to have to pay for the decarbonised economy with the carbon economy" advocates European Parliament Transport Committee Chair Karima Delli
Future of mobility 07-06-2024

Outgoing EU parliament transport chair Karima Delli talks trains, planes and automobiles

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Set to bid farewell to the European Parliament after three successive terms, French Green MEP and chair of the Transport Committee Karima Delli told Euractiv that the biggest achievement of her time there is bringing transport high on the agenda.

EU rules on e-fuels threaten to create ‘CO2 tourism’

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German Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP/Renew) warned against "CO2 tourism", as EU rules for renewable fuels could lead to liquified CO2 from Europe being shipped to other parts of the world to produce e-fuels for the EU market.

Batteries 06-06-2024

French players see EV battery recycling opportunities but face regulatory hurdles

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As electric vehicle continue their rollout, Euractiv spoke with several French industry players looking at battery recycling to capture and re-use critical raw materials.

Economy 04-06-2024

How EU-China trade negotiations could play out

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While the imposition of new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles proves controversial within the EU due to the fear of Chinese retaliation, the option of negotiations has been met with increasing attention.

04-06-2024

EU transport policy at the ballot box

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Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe.

China 02-06-2024

China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission

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China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday (1 June), a landmark mission aiming to retrieve the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark lunar hemisphere, China's space agency said.

Railways 31-05-2024

Europe-Baltic states high-speed rail link moves one step closer

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European Commission and Baltic countries' representatives gathered in Tallinn on Wednesday (29 May) to lay the foundation stone for the Ülemiste passenger terminal, a key part of the 'Rail Baltica' project that aims to connect Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with the European network via high-speed rail.

Finnish project Wisa Woodsat has developed a satellite, all sides of which are wooden, with the support from the European Space Agency.
Outer space 29-05-2024

World’s first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

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The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September.

28-05-2024

Europe doesn’t know whether to tax or subsidise electric cars

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Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week: Will EU government subsidise electric vehicles with one hand, and tax with the other?

“The automotive industry ... generates over 7% of EU’s GDP and around 13.8 million people work in it, creating important multiplier effects in supplier industries” explained Emil Boc, chair of the CoR's commission for Territorial Cohesion policy and EU Budget, and mayor of the Romanian region of Cluj-Napoc.
Electric vehicles 27-05-2024

While politicians talk green jobs, carmaking regions seek to limit the damage

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Europe's car-producing regions know that decarbonisation will hit the traditional car industry hard and result in thousands of job losses. For them, the name of the game now is how to limit the damage, and how the EU can help.

Several key transport files will be picked up by lawmakers after the June elections - including new rules concerning the weights and dimensions of trucks.
27-05-2024

Europe’s unfinished transport files: Technical detail and sovereignty tensions

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Several key transport files await new and returning lawmakers in September.

Road transport 24-05-2024

German conservatives make internal combustion engines an election issue

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German conservative parties CDU and CSU (EPP) have launched a campaign against the de-facto ban of new combustion engine cars as of 2035, an issue the party says is critical for the EU election.

Outer space 23-05-2024

French, Belgian astronauts named next Europeans to fly to ISS

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France's Sophie Adenot and Belgium's Raphael Liégeois will be the first two from a new class of European astronauts to blast off to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency said Wednesday (22 May).

The €1.7bn scheme is expected to mainly benefit state-owned operator DB Cargo, which has a market share of 85-90 percent in the segment of single wagon transport.
Railways 22-05-2024

Germany accused of playing favourites with €1.7 billion support for freight rail

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The European Commission has given green light for a €1.7 billion German subsidy scheme to support shorter freight trains in competition with road transport, which is expected to mainly benefit state-owned DB Cargo.

21-05-2024

Brenner Pass dispute: A microcosm of the struggle to connect Europe

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Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. This week, a tale of the Brenner Pass transport dispute between Austria and Italy.

easyJet's stock has risen 8% over the last year, outpacing the global airline index, and rejoined London's blue-chip FTSE 100.
Aviation 16-05-2024

How easyJet’s bet on holidays paid off

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EasyJet's big bets on package holidays and better-located airports are helping it win customers, its CEO and investors say, even as concerns linger about the high cost of the strategy for an airline known for its no-frills service.

14-05-2024

TotalEnergies pivot casts doubt on Europe’s €28bn hydrogen truck bet

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Long-haul trucking is considered one of the hardest activities to decarbonise. Industry experts differ on whether the solution is hydrogen trucks – which are less efficient but have greater range - or battery electric trucks, which will be cheaper to run but need more stops to recharge.

Economy 13-05-2024

New EU scheme could hike petrol, gas prices higher than expected, key lawmakers admit

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The EU’s new carbon pricing scheme for road and heating fuels (ETS2) – set to be introduced across the bloc in 2027 – could lead to higher price hikes than initially thought, key lawmakers told Euractiv.