Austria: No more toll bonus for Euro6 trucks
The neighbouring country is abolishing toll benefits for all Euro6 emission class trucks from next year, making traffic on Austrian roads more expensive. A decision that could make life much harder for hauliers and logistics companies.
E-car recall due to exhaust emissions?!?
Electric Corsas have to go back to the workshop because they do not comply with the exhaust emission regulations. A mere formality in connection with the statutory exhaust emission measurement, which could nevertheless be inconvenient for many motorists.
Nijmegen on the way to a zero-emission zone
The Dutch city is following the example of its capital and plans to ban the use of mopeds and mopeds with combustion engines. A plan for greener transport as part of the establishment of a comprehensive network of zero-emission zones.
Low emission zones and emission standards: A look ahead to 2023
The new year is coming, and with it many innovations for low emission zones and the regulations that govern the corresponding entry for vehicles. A new EU emission standard is also on its way to set the emission standards of all new registrations in the future. Will 2023 be a good year for less pollutants in traffic? Or will the new rules have no real positive impact on the environmental situation?
Low emission zones Spain: New rules for classic cars from 2023
Updated MOT-deadlines, access to low emission zones and simplified classification procedures - Spain is working on a new law for classic cars, bringing good news for owners of historic vehicles. But will this decision have a negative impact on the environment?
Switzerland: Driving bans for e-cars
Worried about a winter with numerous power cuts, the country is preparing a series of austerity and emergency measures. Among them are driving bans for electric cars. Could there also be restrictions on electric mobility in Germany?
Diesel scandal: DUH sues Federal Motor Transport Authority
Sometimes it's about small cars, sometimes it's about huge trucks. But it is always about combustion engines and techniques to disguise their harmful emissions. The investigations into Dieselgate continue - with the Deutsche Umwelthilfe now adding another piece to the puzzle.
Euro7 drives up car prices
A monthly flat-rate emissions charge of about 150 euros for cars, and a hefty 2700 euros for large vehicles - this is the price car manufacturers and, above all, customers will have to pay for adapting to the new emissions requirements. A death blow for combustion engines?
A traffic light against traffic emissions?!
In the Netherlands, and now also in Oldenburg in Germany, a cyclist traffic light switches faster to green in bad weather. Could this approach also be used in the case of heavy air pollution? could take place?
Berlin: Air values in the critical range
Air pollution is still a problem in many cities throughout the world and Europe - with undesirable consequences for the health of citizens and for the environment. In Berlin, too, air pollution is rising and reaching peak levels.