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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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Gasoline cars accounted for 57.3% of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6% of new passenger cars in the EU were electrically?chargeable Electrically?chargeable All alternatively?powered

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BMW sticks to 50% EV target by 2030—not including hybrids, PHEVs

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“By 2030, all-electric vehicles should account for about half of our deliveries,” CEO Oliver Zipse said Wednesday in a speech to shareholders. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5. BMW will have 15 all-electric models available globally across all of its brands, he added.

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IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites

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By joining forces with Shell, IONITY will be able to install its fast charging infrastructure at sites throughout ten European countries: Belgium, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

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

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The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018.

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VERBIO launches first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA

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Collaboration between VERBIO and Alliant Energy led to the opening of the facility, which Alliant Energy serves with both natural gas and electric service. The Group has approximately 900 employees at its locations in Germany, India, the USA, Canada, Poland, and Hungary.

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

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Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. For its off-road capabilities, each wheel comes with an electric motor that allows it to turn on the spot or slide sideways into parking spaces. tonne curb weight.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. The majority of vehicles registered in 2018 were powered by gasoline engines, with the fuel type making up 57% of all registrations.

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