roadtransport
Public transport workers and climate activists are two groups that have often been pitted against each other. But next week will see the two coming together in Germany for a nationwide strike. It marks the beginning of a partnership between the youth-led global climate movement Fridays for Future and Ver.di, one of the largest trade unions in Europe who represent 1.9 million service workers. The campaign #WirFahrenZusammen (#WeDriveTogether) is fighting for better working conditions for transport workers and much-needed investment and reform to the public transport system. Transforming the tra...
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Electric vehicles (EVs) that typically weigh more than internal combustion engine-powered cars can easily crash through steel guardrails on roads that are not designed to withstand the extra force. That's according to findings from crash test data released on Wednesday by the University of Nebraska in the US, which has raised concerns about EVs and roadside safety. EVs typically weigh 20 per cent to 50 per cent more than gas-powered vehicles thanks to batteries that can weigh almost as much as a small petrol or diesel-powered car. Sales of EVs are booming in Europe but are we equipped to tackl...
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The average carbon dioxide output from new trucks and coaches sold in the EU must be 90% below current levels by 2040, European lawmakers have agreed, while city buses must be entirely emissions-free five years ahead of that date. The decision, based on a European Commission proposal and the fruit of a back-room deal between MEPs and government officials in Brussels today (18 January), follows a similar agreement on a de facto ban on internal combustion-engine cars and vans, whose exhaust CO2 emissions must be zero from 2035. Most heavy duty vehicles will be subject gradual tightening of CO2 s...
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