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Volvo Cars trucks-to-trains swap significantly cuts emissions in logistics network

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Especially in Europe, where trucks are still ubiquitous in transporting new cars to distribution depots and dealerships in individual markets, the company is in the process of reducing emissions by replacing more and more transports by trucks with rail transport.

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sennder and Cabot Corporation complete one of Europe’s first cross-border transportations using a heavy-duty electric truck

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sennder, Europe’s leading digital road freight forwarder and Cabot Corporation, a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, transported one of Europe’s first zero-emission cross-border heavy duty loads. Cabot recently announced its ambition to achieve net-zero emissions globally by 2050.

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Germany held back EU EV market in first half of 2024 – Charged EVs

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if Germany is excluded, analysis by advocacy group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. A stable and supportive regulatory environment is key to avoiding stagnation and locking in investment, T&E said. As a result, EV sales in Belgium increased by 48% in the first half of the year.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Data compiled by Euromonitor for European research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows a surge in the number of Uber drivers (officially registered as private hire vehicles - PHV) in the past few years. Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”.

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Amsterdam adding 84 VDL Citea electric buses; option for 130 more

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GVB, the public transport company of Amsterdam, is further expanding its electric fleet with 84 new generation VDL Citeas. These vehicles, based entirely on an electric powertrain, will be deployed from 2023 onwards. The range of the new generation of Citeas has been considerably improved.

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Van Hool introduces new A range of electric buses; battery-electric, fuel cell (hydrogen) and trolley

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With this new A range, the company is building on the knowledge and experience it has gained in the area of eco-friendly buses for public urban and regional transport. Van Hool is ready to provide a response to the ever-growing demand from public transport companies that are focusing on ‘greening’ their fleets.

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Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS) and CMB.TECH launch hydrogen dual fuel straddle carrier

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Using H 2 dual fuel combustion engine technology developed by cleantech company CMB.TECH and integrated into a straddle carrier with the support of ATS, the machine runs on a mix of hydrogen and diesel. Which solution the partners will eventually scale-up depends on the test results.

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