Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2020
As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Average emissions for Germany, Britain, Italy, and Spain increased, ranging from a rise of 0.8 Pure electric cars have a 2% market share in France, this being the highest share among all five major markets.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2018
This rise in average CO 2 emissions correlates with a decrease in demand for diesel cars across Europe—which produce lower CO 2 emissions than gasoline cars—and the rising popularity of SUVs, which emit higher average CO 2 emissions of 133.0 g/km, compared to gasoline cars, which had an average of 123.4
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2018
on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3%
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2019
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.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden. 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. market share.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2020
EEA said that one reason for the increase in car emissions is the growing share of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. The market penetration of electric cars remained slow in 2019. Gasoline cars were the most sold passenger vehicles, constituting 59% of all new registrations (and 63% including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV)).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 29, 2019
This was largely because February marked a month of uncertainty for many of the bigger European markets, such as Spain, where registrations fell by 10% amongst political turmoil, and the Netherlands, where a change in tax on pure electric vehicles contributed to the 15% drop in overall registrations.
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