Aston Martin has found itself at the centre of a PR storm for not coming clean over its role in authoring a widely-debunked study that criticised electric vehicles. It has emerged that the report was written by a PR firm recently registered under the name of the wife of a director at the British carmaker.
To achieve the UK’s net zero target, vehicles, including heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs), will need to be entirely decarbonised. This study analyses policies and technologies which can contribute to the decarbonisation of the UK's inland freight sector.
The sales of new diesel lorries will need to be phased out during the 2030s if the UK is to reach its net zero-emission climate target by 2050, a new study by NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) finds.
Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles are skyrocketing in Europe, but tests on the newest models confirm they pollute the climate far more than carmakers claim – even when starting with a full battery. Three of the most popular plug-ins in 2020 all emitted more CO2 than advertised, when tested in the real world, just as research on older PHEVs has shown.[1] Transport & Environment (T&E), which commissioned the tests, said governments should end the purchase subsidies and generous tax breaks for plug-in hybrids that are fuelling another emissions scandal.
The government announcement of a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 onwards has been warmly welcomed by green NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). However, T&E warns the commitment will remain just an aspiration until there is a clear plan to deliver on it.
Batteries are about to become the new gold in Europe, but there must be sufficient regulation to ensure they are clean and sourced ethically, writes Alex Keynes and Cecilia Mattea
What’s the biggest automotive industry turnaround in recent memory? Chances are most people will mention Obama’s 2009 auto bailout. But what has happened in Europe since Dieselgate is actually at least as impressive, and potentially more lasting.
Company cars are costing Europe’s taxpayers €32 billion a year in subsidies – and most of them are for polluting vehicles, according to a new study. T&E says EU states have everything to gain from ending tax deals for fossil fuelled vehicles. Belgium’s new coalition government has committed to allowing favourable tax treatment for zero-emission company cars only by 2026.
The EU has a golden opportunity to help take the emissions out of road freight – but only if it tailors its funding to accelerate the shift to zero-emission trucks. That is the main recommendation from a new T&E briefing setting out how goods can most quickly be transported in zero-emission trucks on Europe’s roads.
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The EU’s climate chief supports more ambitious vehicle CO2 standards to clean up road transport. Speaking just one week before the Commission was due to publish its new 2030 climate strategy, Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans said he doubted the effectiveness of including car and truck fuels in the EU carbon market, as some have proposed.
