UBER has committed to electrifying 50% of its fleet that operate in European capitals by 2025. The ride hailing company will also make all its rides in Europe and North America fully electric by 2030. The outcome is the result of a sustained campaign by environmental group Transport & Environment and seven NGO partners to focus on the environmental impact of the…
EUROPE has massively woken up to the potential – and necessisty of electric vehicles – with investment worth €60bn last year in electric vehicles and batteries. Driven by the requirement to meet EU CO2 targets and largely powered by Volkswagen’s significant investment in the technology, Europe’s industry and governments outperformed China with 3.5 times more investment. The report comes from the NGO…
MORE bad news has hit the diesel market. With registrations down 22% year-on-year in 2019, the diesel sector looks set for further decline in 2020 as consumer confidence is continually undermined by damaging revelations about the fuel. Transport & Environment reports that diesel particulate emissions are up to 1000 times great during regeneration than in lab tests. Transport & Environment tested a…