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1-year customer field trials of FUSO electric Canter in Portugal show 64% lower costs, 37% reduction in CO2 given local power mix

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Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. All eight vehicles travelled the roads of Portugal and were permanently monitored and analyzed during the one-year field trial. A Canter diesel truck burns about 14.08

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Daimler starts production of FUSO eCanter in Europe; first series all-electric light-duty truck

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the all‑electric light-duty truck Fuso eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. The Fuso eCanter is produced in line with the conventional Canter light-duty truck at the Tramagal plant. Earlier post.) Fuso is a brand of Daimler Trucks Asia.

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Daimler begins deliveries of electric FUSO eCanter; UPS first commercial customer; NGO fleets

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The FUSO eCanter is the world’s first series-produced all-electric light-duty truck and will be delivered to customers starting this year in the US, Europe and Japan. The all-electric light-duty truck is cost-efficient and economical for users, as already proved within customer tests in Europe.

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

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Diesel vehicles constituted 31% (32% including HEV) of new registrations, marking a decrease of 4 percentage points from 2018, and 23 percentage points from 2011 when diesel cars peaked with a 55% share of new registrations. On average, the CO 2 emissions of diesel cars (127.0 g CO 2 /km), Portugal (138.1 g CO 2 /km).

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Diesel cars made up 45% of the new registrations. Compared to 2016, the registrations of diesel cars decreased in all EU Member States except in Italy (+0.6 The biggest decrease of diesel cars was registered in Greece and Luxemburg (- 19 and – 17 percentage points). g CO 2 /km ) and diesel cars (117.9 percentage point).

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

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Diesel vehicles constituted 36% of the new registrations, marking a drop of 9 percentage points from 2017, and 19 percentage points from 2011 when diesel cars peaked with a 55% share of new registrations. On average, the CO 2 emissions of diesel cars (121.5 As in recent years, average emissions were lowest in Portugal (133.7

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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This approach is necessitated by the problems associated with petrol and diesel powered vehicles, such as environmental impact, rising fuel prices, the looming shortage of oil and the limitations of batteries available for electric vehicles. —Claire Fullarton, a researcher from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leicester.

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