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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 ACEA’s new report also reveals the following facts about the fleet of commercial vehicles (trucks, vans and buses) operating in Europe today: At almost 1.2 Aged more than 21 years, Greek trucks are the oldest in the EU.

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Stellantis acquires 49.5% in Argentine solar power producer

Teslarati

At the time, it announced that in-house production on mid-size and large hydrogen fuel cell vans already started in France and Poland, respectively. Last month, the automobile company partnered with CARB (California Air Resources Board) to reduce carbon emissions in California. The post Stellantis acquires 49.5%

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. This just goes to show the sheer scale of the importance of the automobile industry to Europe.

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Alfa Romeo Milano Renamed ‘Junior’ to Satisfy Italian Law

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As previously mentioned , the issue is that the vehicle is being assembled in Poland. Since Milano is the name of Alfa’s hometown, giving it to a vehicle assembled in Poland may qualify as taboo. For example, loads of Italian automobile brands are presently owned by foreign parent companies.

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% in April compared to the same month last year, according to figures from the ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.Over the first four months of 2010 the market expanded by 4.8% Germany (-25.5%) and Poland (-10.5%), however, recorded a decline.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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In February, 968,159 new passenger cars were registered in Europe (the EU27 + EFTA), 18.3% less compared to the same month of 2008, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA). New car registrations in Europe. There was on average one working day less across Europe in February.

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […].