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EU greenhouse gas emissions from transport increased for the second year in a row in 2015; on-road up 1.6%

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in 2015—the first annual increase since 2010— according to new European Environment Agency (EEA) data. Road transport emissions—about 20% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions—increased for the second year in a row in 2015, by 1.6%. g CO 2 /km, well below the 2015 target of 130 g CO 2 /km.

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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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Data compiled by Euromonitor for European research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows a surge in the number of Uber drivers (officially registered as private hire vehicles - PHV) in the past few years. Evolution of taxi drivers, PHV drivers (England), and Uber drivers (London) compared to taxi and PHV CO 2 emissions (UK).

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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This equates to a decline of 7.0%, as last month saw the lowest number of registrations since 2015, when only 955,113 units were registered. France leads among the big 5 markets, with an EV penetration of 14%, against 13% in the UK, 11% in Germany, 10% in Spain, and 8.6% to 2,194,706 units. Registrations for SUVs fell by 1.7%

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey). New-generation 1.5 dCi engines.

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EEA: Air pollution in 10 EU countries still above legal limits; road transport and agriculture

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Air pollution from sources such as transport and agriculture is still being emitted above legal limits in 10 European Union (EU) Member States according to new data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The main reasons for the exceedances are emissions from road transport (NO x ) and agriculture (NH 3 ).

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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Average carbon dioxide emissions per kilometer continue to fall in Europe, according to preliminary figures released by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Last year the EEA reported that manufacturers had some distance to go to meet the 2015 target. There were 12.8 million new vehicles registered in the EU in 2011.

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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment, using a test procedure called the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). for selected brands in 2001 and 2015. United Kingdom), km77.com Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.

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