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

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Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%). Despite growing at a slower rate than in previous years, the shift from traditional cars to SUVs continued in 2018.

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JATO: European new car CO2 emissions highest average since 2014; shift from diesel to gasoline and SUVs rise

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The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. With increased negative public perception towards diesels, combined with new government regulations such as WLTP and scrutiny of the fuel type, demand for diesel fell by 18% in 2018.

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV. The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. The “SH” stands for Super Handling, a big promise from a 4,059-pound compact SUV. SH-AWD = Super Handling – All-Wheel Drive.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor

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With the Polestar 3 and 4 SUVs coming out next year, the upgrades to the Polestar 2 will allow it to hold its own in an increasingly competitive EV market. Volvo brought them in-house in 2015 when Polestar badging appeared on Volvos designating performance was awaiting the driver. For brevity, we will stick with sedan.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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Each of these are excellent all-electric SUVs (check out review links at the end of this story. Genesis began as a stand-alone company in 2015 and is just now hitting its stride with a line-up of sedans and SUVs that get rave reviews. Rising to the top of the EV pack. Charging and Regeneration.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

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Genesis began as a stand-alone company in 2015 and is just now hitting its stride with a line-up of sedans and SUVs that get rave reviews. After 2025 they will come out with no new internal combustion engine models and, by 2030, will only sell cars and SUVs powered by a battery. But things are changing for them.

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Road Test: 2023 Honda HR-V EX-L AWD

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Freshened Exterior New look coming at ya The HR-V is the smallest of Honda’s four SUVs and crossovers. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels. Going up the size chart are the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot.

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