Remove 2016 Remove Diesel Remove Hybrid Remove Italy
article thumbnail

New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

Green Car Congress

and 9 L ge /100 km, while the best (France and Italy) fell to between 5.2 —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. A key driver of the recent developments of the average fuel consumption include the rapid decline of diesel sales in several major vehicle markets, most notably in Europe. L ge /100 km.

Global 308
article thumbnail

JATO: new diesel car volume in Europe in October dropped 9.9%; 41.4% market share lowest in 10 years

Green Car Congress

Growth was driven by increased demand for gasoline, electric and hybrid vehic—and the ongoing strong performance of SUVs. In contrast, demand for diesel vehicles declined, with 498,500 units registered, a decline in volume of 9.9%. compared to October 2016. of the market—an increase in market share of 5.1

Diesel 170
article thumbnail

European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

Green Car Congress

Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%). Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden.

2001 207
article thumbnail

European car registrations drop 7.1% in April, diesel down 15%, SUVs continue to grow

Green Car Congress

when compared to April 2016 and the largest monthly decline seen since March 2013, according to JATO Dynamics. Diesel vehicles witnessed a 15% decline in registrations; diesel accounted for just 46% of the market in April 2017, compared to its 50% market share in April 2016. European car registrations totalled 1.22

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset. g/km for Italy.

SUV 221
article thumbnail

Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

Green Car Congress

Diesel cars accounted for 27.8% This represents a market share of 47.5%, with gasoline going below the mark of 50% for the first time since 2016. As a result, demand for plug-in hybrids (PHEV) boomed (+368.1%) during the third quarter, going from 29,557 units last year to 138,348 new cars sold in 2020. to 766,146 units.

Market 353
article thumbnail

EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Green Car Congress

Efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) stalled in 2017 compared to 2016, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016. Diesel cars made up 45% of the new registrations.

2017 199