
The law, which the Biden administration considers critical for U.S. economic growth and security, excludes critical battery components from China, Russia, and other “foreign entities of concern.”
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To eliminate the need to pay import or UK VAT upfront and improve cash flow, the new service handles all administration such as export and import declarations, as well as door-to-door vehicle logistics for purchases, promising a 14-day delivery window.
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Contending combustion engines will remain necessary in some niches, Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said his government will not agree to European Union plans to effectively ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines beginning in 2035, according to global news provider Reuters.
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Finance chief Christian Lindner said there would continue to be niches for combustion engines so a ban was wrong.
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The ban for internal combustion engines is part of the EU policy of ‘fit for 55’, which is to meet a 50% reduction of car and van emissions compared with 2021 by the year 2030.
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The 16 EU countries reported less new registrations than in 2020 but increased volume for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and hybrids all showed record volumes, with BEVs and PHEVs both exceeding 1,000,000 registrations each in 2021 over their 2020 figures. True fleets increased their PHEV volume by 186,000 units over 2020, but an astounding 244,000-plus BEVs from private registrations recorded largest volume increase of any fuel type and channel.
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In the first quarter of 2020, the European Union commercial vehicle market contracted by 23.2% to 413,327 units as a direct consequence of slowdowns seen in March, as measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus lead to the closure of dealerships.
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The global consumption of biodiesel is expected to register a 3.1% compound annual growth rate between the period of 2018 to 2026, bolstered heavily by growth in Europe and China.
Read More →LeasePlan CEO Tex Gunning, along with leaders for more than 60 other businesses, signed a letter aimed sign carbon neutrality into law in the European Union.
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