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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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

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g/km higher than in 2018, the delta was lower than the difference between the 2017 and 2018 results—where the growth was 2.4 g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. Despite this positive change, their emission levels were still higher than the averages they recorded in 2016 and 2017. g/km last year.

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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. Six Member States (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Spain and Sweden) exceeded their NH 3 ceilings in 2015. Six Member States exceeded their NO x emission ceilings in 2015.

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Chempolis partners with Avantha Group on cellulosic ethanol in India

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Chempolis Limited, a Finland-based biorefining technology corporation, has entered into partnership with India-based Avantha Group’s research wing—Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development (ACIRD)—on technology to produce ethanol from various agricultural residues for fuel blending.

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