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Sweden’s ruling Moderates fume at Stockholm petrol and diesel ban on 11/10/23 Sweden's ruling right-wing Moderates have expressed anger at Stockholm's Green-Social Democrat coalition, which announced a ban on petrol and diesel cars in parts of the city centre from 2025 on Tuesday.
Kingmaker Renew decides the fate of Euro 7 on 10/10/23 Ahead of a crucial vote on Thursday (12 October), the centrist Renew group has signalled they will align with the centre-right EPP and ultraconservative ECR groups in backing a milder version of the Euro 7 proposal.
Major airlines suspend flights to Israel after attack on 10/10/23 Major international air carriers suspended or scaled back flights to or from Tel Aviv, while Russia banned night flights to Israel, after a surprise attack by Hamas terrorists over the weekend and a threat of escalating conflict raised safety concerns.
E-fuels cannot save Europe from Chinese electric vehicles on 10/10/23 Europe's focus on synthetic fuels to make combustion engine vehicles carbon neutral is a dangerous distraction, one that will see EU industry cede further ground to Asian electric vehicle manufacturers, argues Julia Poliscanova.
Crashworthiness of buses – a matter of life, death and labour rights on 10/10/23 Accident investigations show unacceptable risk for bus drivers on an everyday basis, with even low-speed crashes potentially resulting in fatal injuries. For how long must drivers risk their lives for public transport, asks Norwegian Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård.
Spain’s PLD Space launches private rocket in milestone for Europe on 09/10/23 Spanish company PLD Space launched its recoverable Miura-1 rocket early on Saturday (7 October) from a site in southwest Spain, carrying out Europe's first fully private rocket launch in a glimmer of hope for the region's stalled space ambitions.
New study questions accuracy of EU’s biofuel impact assessments on 06/10/23 Skewed data was used to determine the impact of the EU's renewable energy directive, a scientific paper has claimed, raising questions about the model and process employed by the European Commission to assess policy options for transport decarbonisation.
Chinese cars far from ‘flooding’ Germany, despite political jitters on 05/10/23 Chinese cars are far from flooding the German market: Their share of overall car sales in Germany remains low but it is rising when it comes to electric cars, which is a matter of concern for politicians and European carmakers alike.
Cycling gets boost from Brussels with EU declaration on 05/10/23 EU transport commissioner Adina Vălean launched the European Declaration on Cycling on Wednesday (4 October), signalling Brussels’ willingness to throw its political weight behind travelling by two wheels.
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