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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

Green Car Congress

The average per-km CO 2 emissions for gasoline-fueled cars was 128.62 The main drivers of efficiency have been technological improvements and higher sales of diesel cars, which typically have lower CO 2 emissions levels than gasoline equivalents. The biggest cars, measured by mass, were bought in Latvia, Sweden and Luxembourg.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Here the king [middle] is shown with Robin Berg [left], founder of We Drive Solar, and Jerôme Pannaud [right], Renault's general manager for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. People are buying more and more electric cars,” says Eerenberg, the alderman. Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images. Amassing that fleet wasn’t easy.

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