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Moscow launches its 500th electric bus; largest electric bus fleet in Europe

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The first electric buses took to the streets of the city in autumn 2018. Under the terms of contracts in 2018-2019, domestic manufacturers GAZ and KAMAZ supplied 300 electric buses to Moscow. Moscow’s electric fleet is thus the largest in Europe.

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Toyota starts production of 5th-generation hybrid powertrain in Europe for new Corolla

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started production of its 5 th -generation hybrid powertrains for the new Corolla. The new 5 th -generation hybrid electric powertrain replaces the 4 th -generation systems previously produced at TMMP and TMUK since 2018 and 2016 respectively. 5th generation hybrid transmission 1.8L. seconds, to 9.2

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

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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EIA: US, Qatar and Russia provided almost 70% of liquefied natural gas received in Europe in 2021

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In January 2022, the United States supplied more than half of all LNG imports into Europe for the month. Bcf/d in January 2022—the most LNG shipped to Europe from the United States on a monthly basis to date, according to the US Department of Energy’s LNG Monthly reports and EIA estimates, which are based on LNG shipping data.

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IEA: key oil trends 2018

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in 2018 compared to 2017, reaching a record total monthly production of over 100 million tons at the beginning of the year and remaining above this for almost all of 2018, according to the IEA. Production from the United States rose to a record high in the third quarter of 2018, and increased by 17.1%

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Volkswagen AG Elli charging network now operating 400,000 charging points in Europe

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Volkswagen AG and its charging and energy brand Elli now operate 400,000 charging points in Europe—the largest charging network there, with more than 800 providers in 27 countries. We have taken a huge step closer to our vision by offering 400,000 charging points in Europe.

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Hybrids represented 52% of all Toyota Motor Europe sales in 2019; 63% in West Europe

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Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% The new RAV4 plug-in hybrid will be the flagship of Toyota’s hybrid lineup in Europe. growth on 2018. Other new launches included introducing a hybrid version of Camry to Western Europe and the return of GR Supra.

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