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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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2015 target: 130 g CO 2 /km. The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km. Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average. Source: EEA.

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences. In Greece that rose to 97%, and in Ireland to 96%, followed by Poland (95%). Preferences for manual versus automatic gearboxes compared with the previous year were almost unchanged.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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g of CO 2 /km reduction (-1.2%) compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade. million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015. Around 64,000 pure battery-electric vehicles were registered in 2016, a 13% increase compared to sales of 57,000 in 2015.

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European consortium begins demonstration project for conversion of woody biomass to chemicals: BIOFOREVER

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In December 2015 the consortium applied for European funding under the Horizon 2020 program and in April 2016 the proposal was positively evaluated by Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU), a public/private partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium.

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2024 Hyundai Creta LIVE Updates: The most-awaited mid-size SUV lands today

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Back in 2015, Santro was the smallest Hyundai money could buy and was still faring decently well. As such, even the ‘Creta’ name is an ode to the Crete islands in Greece. 2024 Hyundai Creta LIVE Updates: Journey so far The first-generation Creta was launched in India back in 2015.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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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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In order to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transport, carmakers have a collective target for the average car sold in the EU to emit a maximum of 130g CO 2 /km by 2015 and 95g CO 2 /km by 2020. Last year the EEA reported that manufacturers had some distance to go to meet the 2015 target.

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