German car industry, government react against EU EV tariffs as BMW faces 21% duty on 12/06/24
The German car industry association VDA and senior government ministers criticised the EU’s preliminary tariffs on China-made electric cars announced today (12 June), which will also hit European companies producing in China, such as BMW and Dacia. UPDATE: EU-China tensions flare up as Chinese government backlashes against EU tariffs announcement on 12/06/24
The EU will put additional tariffs on electric cars produced in China, the European Commission announced on Wednesday (12 June), as preliminary result of a anti-subsidy investigation showed prices being distorted by Chinese state support. Multibillion-euro court battle over jets stranded in Russia begins in Dublin on 12/06/24
Some of the world's largest aircraft lessors faced off against their insurers in a Dublin courtroom on Tuesday (11 June) at the start of a months-long battle over around €2.5 billion of insurance claims related to jets stranded in Russia. New report finds corporate cars ‘leading on pollution, lagging on electric’ on 12/06/24
The company car market, which is ideally positioned to move towards electric-vehicles, is lagging behind the private market for the third year in a row, a new report by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) finds. EU tariffs on Chinese EVs popular with industry, but China’s trade chamber warns against implications on 12/06/24
With the EU expected to announce preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles on Wednesday (12 June), most European industry representatives look forward to the move, except the car industry itself. After EU elections, transport sector should be careful what it wishes for on 11/06/24
Euractiv's Transport Brief brings you the latest on the transport sector in Europe. Outgoing EU parliament transport chair Karima Delli talks trains, planes and automobiles on 07/06/24
Set to bid farewell to the European Parliament after three successive terms, French Green MEP and chair of the Transport Committee Karima Delli told Euractiv that the biggest achievement of her time there is bringing transport high on the agenda. EU rules on e-fuels threaten to create ‘CO2 tourism’ on 06/06/24
German Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP/Renew) warned against "CO2 tourism", as EU rules for renewable fuels could lead to liquified CO2 from Europe being shipped to other parts of the world to produce e-fuels for the EU market. French players see EV battery recycling opportunities but face regulatory hurdles on 06/06/24
As electric vehicle continue their rollout, Euractiv spoke with several French industry players looking at battery recycling to capture and re-use critical raw materials. MEPs need green hydrogen on their radar from day one on 05/06/24
How the EU addresses the climate crisis has been high up the political agenda in the approach to this week’s elections. But there are two sectors that continue to fly under the radar in the bloc’s pursuit of decarbonisation: shipping and aviation.
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