The Euro-7 emissions standard passed on Thursday by the EU Commission cannot be implemented by July 2025 for passenger cars and is technologically almost impossible to implement for heavy commercial vehicles by July 2027, stressed the German Association of the Automotive Industry (Verband der Automobilindustrie - VDA) in a press release last week.

Barely possible to implement Euro-7 for HGVs by 2027, says German automobile association

The implementation of the Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone scheme, which was to enter into force at the end of May, has been delayed. A revised plan should be submitted by July, announced the Department for Environment on Friday. Meanwhile, the Yorkshire Post has revealed that the Leeds CAZ has been scrapped due to legal concerns.

Greater Manchester CAZ delayed, Leeds CAZ scrapped due to “legal challenges”

Top Delivery Services (TDS), Ikea's logistics service provider in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has purchased 10 BYD ETM6 electric lorries.

Ikea logistics provider switches to electric lorries

“Battery electric long-haul trucks operating in the United Kingdom will reach total cost of ownership parity with diesel trucks by the middle of the decade without any policy intervention,” concludes the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) in its latest report. However, as electricity prices in the UK are among the highest in Europe, the organisation has urged the UK Government to cut down levies and surcharges so the gap between the cost of electric and diesel HGVs can be closed earlier.

Electric lorries in UK to reach total cost of ownership parity with diesel equivalents by 2026

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, in cooperation with Kawasaki and Nippon, has successfully separated and captured carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases emitted from the engines of a shipping vessel. The feat was achieved via a small-scale CO2 capture demonstration plant.

Japanese firms successfully separate and capture shipping vessel’s CO2

Cargo bikes delivering goods in London are on average 1.61 times faster than vans performing the same service according to a new report from climate charity Possible and the University of Westminster’s Active Travel Academy.

Cargo bikes in London are faster than delivery vans, report claims

<strong>If road tolls for lorries were expanded to all roads in Austria, it would bring half a billion euros to the government that could be spent on building a climate-friendly transport system, claims the Austrian Social Democratic party SPÖ. The party is pushing for an urgent expansion of road tolls.</strong>

Barely possible to implement Euro-7 for HGVs by 2027, says German automobile association

Greater Manchester CAZ delayed, Leeds CAZ scrapped due to “legal challenges”

Ikea logistics provider switches to electric lorries

Electric lorries in UK to reach total cost of ownership parity with diesel equivalents by 2026

Japanese firms successfully separate and capture shipping vessel’s CO2

Cargo bikes in London are faster than delivery vans, report claims

Climate protection: all-roads lorry toll urged to be introduced in Austria

Glenfiddich fuels transport fleet with biogas made from its whisky residue

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