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What European regions boast the highest share of electric cars?

8 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Regions in Denmark and Sweden, as well as in the Benelux countries, boast the highest share of electric cars in…

Public electric vehicle charging infrastructure is expanding ahead of demand in almost all EU countries, new analysis from Transport & Environment (T&E) has found.

Battery electric and hybrid vehicles accounted for over half of new car registrations in 2025 to date

9 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Battery-electric vehicles (16.4%) and hybrid-electric vehicles (34.6%) together accounted for more than half of new car registrations in the European…

GreenMoblity, which operates Scandinavia's largest all-electric car-sharing network, has signed a letter of intent with Tensor, which could see as many as 2,000 autonomous vehicles take to the road in Denmark.

GreenMobility, Tensor sign letter of intent to roll-out autonomous vehicles

9 months ago8 months ago3 mins

GreenMobility, which operates Scandinavia’s largest all-electric car-sharing network, has signed a letter of intent with Tensor, which could see as…

Local leaders from across Europe, including mayors and other city representatives, have issued a joint letter calling on the European Union to maintain its planned 2035 phase-out of new cars and vans that produce CO₂ emissions.

Local leaders urge European Union to maintain 2035 car targets

9 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Local leaders from across Europe, including mayors and other city representatives, have issued a joint letter calling on the European…

If the development of artificial intelligence continues at its current trajectory, it will lead to significant increases in emissions and water use by the end of the decade, a new study by Cornell University has found.

Current trajectory of AI growth likely to lead to significant emissions increase

9 months ago8 months ago4 mins

If the development of artificial intelligence continues at its current trajectory, it will lead to significant increases in emissions and…

Transport & Environment (T&E) has called on governments to tax the profits of fossil fuel companies in order to reduce low-income households’ exposure to fuel and energy price fluctuations.

Tax fossil fuel profits to reduce households’ exposure to price fluctuations: T&E

9 months ago8 months ago4 mins

Transport & Environment (T&E) has called on governments to tax the profits of fossil fuel companies in order to reduce…

Europe’s gridlock could stall businesses’ best intentions

10 months ago8 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Taco Engelaar, Managing Director at Neara. Across Europe, thousands of businesses are trying to do the right thing….

Some 43% of the total number of cars imported into the European Union last year were either fully electric or hybrid vehicles, new data from Eurostat has found.

More than two fifths of cars imported into the EU last year were electric or hybrid

10 months ago8 months ago3 mins

Some 43% of the total number of cars imported into the European Union last year were either fully electric or…

Hybrid-electric cars accounted for 34.7% of new car registrations in Europe in the first eight months of 2025, driven by 30% growth in France and 29.3% in Spain, new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found.

Hybrid-electric cars the ‘preferred choice’ for consumers, ACEA data shows

10 months ago8 months ago3 mins

Hybrid-electric cars accounted for 34.7% of new car registrations in Europe in the first eight months of 2025, driven by…

CATL and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have convened a high-level forum on battery circularity at IAA 2025 in Munich, bringing together BASF, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, the European Battery Alliance, the Global Battery Alliance, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Xynteo, and more than 100 cross-sector representatives.

CATL, Ellen MacArthur Foundation host high-level forum on battery circularity

11 months ago9 months ago4 mins

CATL and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have convened a high-level forum on battery circularity at IAA 2025 in Munich, bringing…