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JRC report finds electric vehicles in Europe on the way to full-scale commercialization

Green Car Congress

3,818 REV (specifically, the BMW i3). According to the recommendations, support measures should be based on technology neutral criteria, such as CO 2 and other pollutant emissions, or energy efficiency. Support measures should be based on technology neutral criteria, such as CO 2 and other pollutant emissions, or energy efficiency.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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“There was a fuss in Britain when road tax increased for the most-polluting cars, but we are lax by European standards – we need a more sophisticated carrot and stick approach to encouraging people to drive lighter cars if we want to do better in next year’s league table.&#. Estonia / 177 / 182 / 24. BMW / 12 / 154.

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