Tag : Europe
EU U-turn to force major changes for real-world emissions
Carmakers will need take giant strides in real-world emissions performance to meet Euro 6 emissions limits following a ruling made today by the Court of Justice of … Read More »
Biggest ever EU car market growth recorded despite UK and diesel uncertainty
With 8.66m cars registered between January and June 2018, the European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, according to figures from Jato … Read More »
EU plans to make Europe a leader in EV battery tech
The European Commission has put together a series of measures that would help Europe fight its corner in the electric vehicle battery sector, including the ability … Read More »
eCall system set to reduce road deaths
eCall will become mandatory in Europe in all new cars receiving type approval, from April 2018, offering faster response and resultantly fewer road deaths.
Fears of post-Brexit UK driver ban overplayed
The DfT has said it’s confident of mutual licence recognition after Brexit, putting paid to reports that UK drivers could be banned in Europe.
Pan-European ultra-fast charging network to focus on urban areas
Dutch charging firm Allego along with Nordic charge point operator Fortum Charge & Drive are planning to develop a pan-European interoperable charging network, focusing on metropolitan … Read More »
Bleak prospects for automotive in Europe, report finds
Up to half of all car dealerships could disappear in the UK and European vehicle manufacturing could fall to as low as 5%, if automotive executives’ … Read More »
Carmakers push ahead with plans for pan-European 350kW EV charging network
BMW Group, Daimler, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group have committed to plans to launch a network of 400 ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles … Read More »
Cap HPI ramps up investment in data and insight.
Due to the predicted exponential growth of the automotive industry’s use of data, Cap HPI has doubled the size of its data and product development teams … Read More »
‘Green’ E10 petrol could increase fuel bills for fleets
The possible introduction of a new ‘green’ unleaded petrol variant could bring higher fuel bills for fleets, experts warn.
EV uptake vital to meet proposed post-2021 CO2 targets
Europe’s car makers have laid out plans that indicate EV uptake is vital to meet post-2021 CO2 targets, ahead of a European Commission proposal due later … Read More »
UK Government ‘flouting its duty’ on air quality, finds UN report
UK citizens’ right to life is being implicated by air quality issues with the government having been accused of “flouting its duty”.
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