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

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million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. 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%).

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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million, 50,000 more than in February 2017. The market share of diesel vehicles fell to 39.5% This growth can be attributed to key markets such as Germany, Spain and France, as well as five other markets (Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Estonia and Luxembourg), which posted double digit growth. g/km in 2017. respectively.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 grams more than in 2017. This is the first increase in average CO 2 emissions from new vans since the regulation came into force in 2011, following a sharp decrease in 2017.

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. The diesel crisis certainly affected the speed of growth in the market, but consumers are overcoming this by turning to more attractive gasoline and AFV solutions. Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3%

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Audi Hungaria starts series production of electric motors

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r, Hungary plant. r, six different gasoline engines and three different diesel engines were produced in 2017 with power output ranging from 63 kilowatts (86 horsepower) to 470 kW (639 hp). Series production of electric motors officially started in Audi’s Gy?r, Tubing the various coil windings. At the plant in Gy?r,

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European countries struggle to meet emission limits due to emissions from agriculture and transport

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The EEA briefing NEC Directive reporting status 2017 , gives a progress update on how Member States are meeting their emission ceilings under the NEC Directive. In 2015, six Member States (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal) did not attain their NMVOCs ceilings.

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DAF trucks showcases electric and hybrid trucks at IAA CV

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The DAF CF Hybrid has been developed for driving electrically with zero emissions in urban areas, while offering a much longer range to operate beyond those urban areas, thanks to the latest, ultra-clean diesel technology. in 2017 to 16.5% The DAF CF Hybrid features the very efficient 10.8 in the first half of this year.

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