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Volvo Scales Up Electric Heavy Trucks As Profits Fund Zero-Emission Shift

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Volvo Group is channeling its strong profitability and European market leadership into the rapid expansion of battery-electric and other zero-emission heavy trucks, positioning electrification at the center of its decarbonization roadmap for long-haul transport, regional distribution, and mining. During the presentation of the full-year and fourth-quarter results for 2025 last … [continued]

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Hybrid Electric Ships and the Alcohol Fuel Convergence

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In recent weeks I have published on the end game economics of maritime fuels, why decarbonizing maritime shipping won’t be inflationary, and why most battery electric shipping studies were already obsolete. Those pieces generated a steady stream of questions that were more specific than the original arguments, as well as … [continued]

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CHARGE Calls On South African Finance Minister To Address EV Duties & Fund Renewable Charging Infrastructure In 2026 Budget

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Ahead of the South Africa 2026 Budget Speech on Wednesday, Zero Carbon Charge (CHARGE) has called on the South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to align import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) with those applied to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, scrap the ad valorem tax on EVs, and allocate … [continued]

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