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

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Manufacturers will have to reduce emissions of their fleet significantly to meet the upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets. Many factors affected the increase in CO 2 emissions from new vans in 2018, including an increase in the mass, engine capacity and size of the vehicles. of the new vans fleet (2.4% grams of CO 2 per kilometer.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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Compared to other cars in the same segment, SUVs are typically heavier and have more powerful engines and larger frontal areas – all features that increase fuel consumption. Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of the new van fleet, constituting 94% of registrations in 2019. g CO 2 /km) and Bulgaria (145.1

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. The top overall European countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (1) Norway (2) Netherlands (3) Luxembourg (4) Germany (5) Switzerland (6) Denmark (7) Czech Republic (8) Bulgaria (9) Sweden (10) Belgium.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8 i-DTEC engine to out-perform its quoted fuel efficiency in real-world driving conditions consistently. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6

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Drone Startup to Fly Pallets Without Pilots

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In 2022, Dronamics , a company based in London and Sofia, Bulgaria, will test-fly a drone in Europe that will carry far more than a mere burrito and over far longer distances. What effect would massive fleets of such drones have had on today’s supply-chain problems? “It The rest don’t have regular service at all.”.

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