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FCA to build new hybrid and electric Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo cars at Tychy in Poland

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The FCA Group will invest more than $200 million in its plant in Tychy, Poland, where new hybrid and electric Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo models will be built. The investment will involve the expansion and modernization of the FCA Poland plant and will last several years. It covers an area of 2.4 million m², of which 0.5

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. The top 5 countries with the highest motor tax revenues are: Germany ?

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. By contrast, almost half of all EU member states have an ECV market share of 0.5% ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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Chevrolet Extends LPG Portfolio Throughout Europe

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Switzerland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain will offer LPG-versions in addition to the regular gasoline and diesel range. million in Poland alone. Apart from reducing emissions, LPG also offers financial benefits through the tax advantages it enjoys in many countries.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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The downturn was more marked in the new EU Member States (-30.3%) than in Western Europe (-17.3%), where the German market pushed aggregate registrations upward. Two months into the year, the European market was down 22.6% The downturn of the French market was cushioned by fleet renewal incentives as well. Source: ACEA.

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European Biodiesel Production Up 16.6% in 2009

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In 2009, biodiesel production decreased in a number of EU Member States, including Germany, Greece and the UK, but expanded in other countries such as Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland and Spain, which last year took the place of Italy as the third largest EU biodiesel producer, behind Germany and France. It is only.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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In Poland and China, for example, an EV would need to be driven 78,700 miles to break-even. According to Birol, “IEA analysis shows that about half the reductions to get to net zero emissions in 2050 will need to come from technologies that are not yet ready for market.”