NEW: T&E’s State of European Transport 2026 shows that Europe is just three years behind China on electric vehicles sales. If Europe maintains its ambition on electric car uptakes, it can close the gap with China before 2030. 🧵⤵️

The 'green' fuel market supplying Europe with used cooking oil, appears to be rife with fraud. An investigation by SVT has uncovered that the world's largest producer of biofuel for aviation, Neste, is likely receiving virgin palm oil instead of recycled frying oil.

Western car manufacturers are making a “profound strategic mistake” as they pull back from EVs just as oil prices are soaring once again. Prioritising short-term profits selling petrol cars is not a valid business view if you still want to be in the car market in 2035. bit.ly/4bGj00t

Across the EU, rail travel is gaining momentum. But booking hassle is preventing people from taking trains more often. The EU has the chance to fix this in the upcoming Single Ticketing Package. Learn more about why this package is key to getting more Europeans on trains ➡️ bit.ly/4bVYvhq

Indonesian companies targeted in a palm oil fraud case supplied European oil companies, a new investigation shows. The research carried out by @afp.com and @source-material.org, with support from T&E, should be a wake up call for Europe’s biofuels strategy. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

NEW ANALYSIS: The Iran conflict is set to hit petrol drivers 5x more than EVs. T&E analysis finds that fueling the average petrol car is expected to cost €14.20 per 100km, a rise of €3.80. The average cost of charging an EV would be €6.50 per 100km – an increase of €0.70. 🧵⤵️

Join us for T&E's flagship event: The State of European Transport 2026 ✨ Aided by two panel discussions, we will take a look at where Europe stands in the global competition to achieve its climate goals and lead on clean tech. More details, speaker line-up and registration info 👉 bit.ly/4br9gad

NEW ANALYSIS: European drivers face a €220 a year jump in fuel costs due to the Iran conflict – a high price to pay for our continued dependence on imported oil. These higher fuel prices mean drivers with electric cars save even more. 🧵⤵️

EV MARKET LATEST: Electric car average price falls for the first time since 2020, according to T&E’s latest EV Progress Report. EV prices fell by €1,800 on average last year, driven by carmakers releasing more affordable models in order to meet the EU’s car CO2 targets. 🧵⤵️

Hola from Barcelona 👋 Here ferries pollute x2 of all city cars combined. Electrifying them would mean giving port cities their clean air back. What are we waiting for?

The Industrial Accelerator Act is here! The rules outlined in the law would require almost all EVs sold in the EU to have batteries produced in Europe from 2027 – a positive step for Europe’s battery industry. See our full response 👇 bit.ly/46yQSuw

NEW: Ferry pollution is worse than all the cars combined in many European port cities… but more than half of European ferries could be electric by 2035. With the average ferry being 26 years old, the fleet is ripe for renewal now. 🧵⤵️

♻️ Is recycling batteries really cleaner than mining new raw materials? Absolutely. NEW T&E research compares the carbon footprint of recycled nickel from waste batteries with primary mined and processed nickel – and found that recovering nickel has a much lower impact. 🧵⤵️

Have you ever travelled internationally by train? T&E and @ufcquechoisir.bsky.social, the biggest French consumer organization, want to hear about it. Have your say about what needs to be addressed in the upcoming EU rail package through this short survey. Share your experience 👇

NEW: The upcoming EU fleets law could provide up to 57% of the EV sales carmakers need to reach their 2030 EU targets... But only if lawmakers increase the proposed fleets targets in the Regulation on Clean Corporate Vehicles to require large companies to lead the EV transition. 🧵⤵️

📣 MEPs from across the political spectrum reaffirm their commitment to civil society The Interest Group on Civil Society is calling on policymakers to stand with civil society, now more than ever as they face increasing pressure. Find ways that MEPs can protect civil society: bit.ly/3OuusUV

NEW: Six out of ten new EU city buses were zero-emission in 2025, led by four countries where 100% of new buses were battery-electric: Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia & Latvia. That’s a huge leap from just 12% in 2019 when the EU adopted the Clean Vehicles Directive. 🧵⤵️

The EU's aviation climate rules won't cause the dramatic business losses that legacy carriers are claiming. The problem of carbon leakage does exist, but airlines are exaggerating the risk as an excuse to weaken climate rules. Our reply in today's @financialtimes.com 👇 bit.ly/40aGcOW

STILL SURGING: After a record year in 2025, EV sales continued to surge in January, up by nearly a quarter in the EU. France (+52%), Italy (+41%) & Germany (+24%) saw huge surges thanks to the recent arrivals of more compact, affordable models, timed by carmakers to meet their EU car CO2 targets.

NEW: The EU’s reversal of the 2035 car CO2 target will create huge uncertainty in the EV market and could cause EV market share to fall between 50-95% by 2035 instead of 100%. The proposal would also push car CO2 emissions 10% higher than under the current target. A breakdown of T&E’s analysis 🧵

Contrails are forming a blanket around the globe – trapping in heat and adding additional warming to the planet. The good news? Targeting a small number of flights to avoid contrail in certain regions could be an easy climate win 🏆 Read our new report for more ➡️ bit.ly/4pQbKnM

NEW: Night flights in autumn and winter cause 25% of European aviation’s contrail-related warming, despite making up just 10% of European air traffic. Small tweaks to this small number of flights could be aviation’s fastest climate win. 🧵

Rail operators themselves are even saying it now: increasing competition on rail lines benefits everyone in the end. Renfe explains how beneficial it has been having competitors on some of their lines in a recent El Pais report 👇

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of our biggest data stories from the last year. In January, we looked at the aviation industry’s plans to double its passenger traffic by 2050 and found that this will deplete its carbon budget as early as 2026. A 🧵 with more top stories👇

BREAKING: The EU chooses complexity over clarity. Clinging to combustion engines won't make European carmakers great again. Today’s proposal from the European Commission will extend the sales of cars with engines & divert investment from EVs, while China races further ahead of Europe’s carmakers. 🧵

NEW: Tolling trucks in Ukraine could raise €1 billion for maintaining and repairing the country’s roads in the wake of the immense damage done to Ukraine’s infrastructure due to Russian aggression. 🧵⤵️

The EU’s 2035 target IS the certainty that the industry needs. Some car executives suggest a return to the combustion engine will restore Europe’s competitiveness. T&E's William Todts outlines why they couldn't be more wrong ➡️ bit.ly/4pFgVaX

Later this week the EU is due to publish its Automotive Package. Why does it matter? The package will help determine the future of automotive production in Europe – and whether the continent can scale its own battery supply chain. Here’s what to watch out for 🧵👇

BREAKING: Spain rejects any weakening of the EU 2035 cars target in a letter to Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. This comes just days before the Commission is set to release its plan for the future of Europe’s auto sector. 🧵 bit.ly/3XRbr0k

T&E, Greenpeace and 10+ organisations call on the EU to maintain the law promoting alternatives to short-haul flights. The Commission must maintain the role of the Air Services Regulation in avoiding aviation emissions growth. Our letter ➡️ bit.ly/494xdnD

NEW: Sales of locally produced EVs could increase by 1.2 million over three years by requiring large companies to electrify a bit faster, with made-in-EU requirements, T&E research shows. This is more than 2x the annual production of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg for all powertrains. 🧵

Keep American SUVs off European streets! A new video from Not Just Bikes looks at the growing danger these vehicles pose to our road safety. It's time for EU lawmakers to take urgent action to preserve the strong safety standards that have led to declining road deaths in Europe. bit.ly/3Kk3E8g

EU 2035 latest: The oil lobby’s push for an EU biofuels loophole could create an unsustainable demand for animal fats and used cooking oil – the equivalent of 120 pigs per car. A 🧵 on what this loophole would mean for Europe’s limited supply of advanced biofuels 👇

NEW: The EU’s rules governing mining waste are found to be far behind global best practice – like those followed by Brazil – and on some criteria even fall behind China. As the world races to secure critical minerals, robust legislation on mining waste is key. Read the briefing ➡️ bit.ly/4rgbYqf

Uncontrolled aviation growth isn't just terrible climate policy, it is bad economic policy. In large parts of Europe, industry claims that airport expansion and ever more flights bring guaranteed economic growth are simply not supported by the evidence. Explore our report for more 👇

NEW: How can we make electric cars even cleaner? By using green aluminium. Switching automotive production to low-carbon aluminum could cost just €25 extra per car by 2040. Read our new study 👇 bit.ly/4qRohZI

Passenger growth at Europe’s major airports is projected to skyrocket in the coming years. But this will likely bring little to no additional benefits to the economy – and in some cases may have negative effects. It’s time to rethink how we see the role of airports. Our report ➡️ bit.ly/47y7q5e

NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims. These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research. 🧵⤵️

In the 2000s, footballing superstar Thierry Henry became the face of Renault’s Clio adverts. It typified the swagger of Europe’s small car industry. The intervening years have been less kind, but a new initiative could put the va-va-voom back into the industry. Read the op-ed ➡️ bit.ly/3JyeZ4d

Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers. It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.

The @ec.europa.eu High-Speed Rail plan is here, and it makes some big promises about reducing rail travel times. Upcoming changes to the route between Paris and Madrid show how critical removing technical barriers will be to connecting every large European city by train. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4onKDAt

NEW: EU shipping emissions jumped 13% in 2024. Despite a downtick in global trade, last year saw the highest level of emissions since MRV data collection began. A deep dive on the data 👇 🧵

The EU transport plan published today sets out the first steps to boost green fuel production for planes and ships. Now the EU needs to follow through if it wants to retain its industrial leadership. Read our reaction to the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan ( #STIP ) 👇 bit.ly/43feRNx

We put a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) to the test under real-world city driving conditions — and the results didn’t match the promises made by manufacturers. Is it time to admit plug-in hybrids are nearly as bad for the climate as petrol cars? Watch the video 👇 youtu.be/574tag9Aj-M

LATEST: The Danish consumer ombudsman has reprimanded Finnish oil producer Neste for marketing its #biodiesel as sustainable. Until oil companies can provide full supply chain transparency of their #biofuel products, their fuels cannot be considered truly sustainable.

NEW: European fossil fuel companies made €180bn in profits in the EU in the two years following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The EU should tax these profits to reduce Europeans’ exposure to energy price spikes, or end fossil fuel subsidies. 🧵⤵️

Europeans want to see improvements to the rail booking process – especially young people aged 18 to 24. Booking train journeys is so difficult that it is putting people off of train travel altogether. It’s time the EU took the need to fix this problem seriously. See the results ➡️ bit.ly/3Ww78qA

NEW: Aviation taxes, charges and fees have a limited impact on passenger numbers. Instead, aviation demand is primarily driven by airline strategies and travel trends. But airlines claim national taxes, fees and charges to address the climate impact of aviation are driving passengers away. 🧵⤵️

You can book a flight in 30 seconds, but a long-distance cross-border rail journey? Better clear your afternoon. The hassle of booking tickets is putting Europeans off rail altogether. This must change if it is to be a real alternative for cross‑border travel. See the poll results ➡️ bit.ly/4hqpJOi

✈️ EASA’s first report on ReFuelEU is out, confirming the urgent need for EU action on e-fuels, taxation and air traffic growth. A 🧵 on our main takeaways from the report ⤵️