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Drivers of heavy, dirty cars pay stiff penalty tax in France

Electrek

The new year has brought some new, tighter restrictions for drivers in France, particularly for those driving heavy, polluting cars. more… The post Drivers of heavy, dirty cars pay stiff penalty tax in France appeared first on Electrek.

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Automotive Cells Company Opens First EV Battery Gigafactory in France

Electric Cars Report

Stellantis, together with TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz, celebrated the inauguration of Automotive Cells Company’s (ACC) battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau Douvrin, France, the first of three planned in Europe.

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

The report also finds: Seven of the 10 most polluting routes taken by private aircraft within Europe lie on the UK-France-Switzerland-Italy axis. Private jets departing the UK and France are the biggest source of pollution, representing over a third (36%) of private flight emissions in Europe between them. —Andrew Murphy.

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France starts banning short-haul flights, cracks down on private jets

Electrek

France has received the green light from the European Commission to start cracking down on ultra-polluting short-haul flights within the country, starting with a ban on three popular flights from Paris-Orly Airport. The post France starts banning short-haul flights, cracks down on private jets appeared first on Electrek.

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Stellantis, Total, and Mercedes-Benz inaugurate battery gigafactory in France

EV Specifications

Stellantis, together with TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz, celebrated today the inauguration of Automotive Cells Company's (ACC) battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau Douvrin, France, the first of three planned in Europe.

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UP Catalyst CO2-derived carbon nanotube electrode material boosts cycle life in Na-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

HiNa Battery Technology in China, Tiamat in France, Altris in Sweden, and Natron Energy in the US are all commercializing sodium-ion batteries indicating a shift in energy storage technologies.

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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

Baua Electric

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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