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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. Compared to the current levels the average emissions gap between gasoline and diesel was more than 10 times higher in 2000. People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average. There were 11.8

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Between 1995 and 2006 car ownership levels in the EU-27 increased by 22% (equivalent to 52 million cars, equivalent to the entire fleet of the UK and Spain combined), and passenger car use increased by 18%. TERM reports have been published since 2000.