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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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2015 target: 130 g CO 2 /km. The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km. Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. grams; for diesel, 127.16 2020 target: 95 g CO 2 /km. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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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%). and recorded its lowest volume since 2014. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. market share. In total, 5.4

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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In addition, the long-term reduction of emissions has been influenced by an increasing uptake of diesel cars, an ongoing trend which continued in 2011. of the vehicles registered in 2011 in Europe were diesel vehicles, an increase from 51.3% Last year the EEA reported that manufacturers had some distance to go to meet the 2015 target.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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g of CO 2 /km reduction (-1.2%) compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade. million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015. However, diesel cars still remain the most sold vehicle type in the EU representing 49.4% A total of 14.7

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ABB and Volvo Buses partnering on fast-charging system for hybrid and electric buses

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The first joint project will be the implementation of Volvo Electric Hybrids and ABB’s automatic e-bus chargers in the Luxembourg public transport system, where as many as 12 Volvo Electric Hybrid buses operated by Sales-Lentz will be running on existing lines by 2015. Volvo hybrid bus. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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A 10 ppm average gasoline sulfur limit is likely in the US by the fall of 2015, while we expect Beijing to implement a 10 ppm limit as early as 2012. —Kiuru-Griffith, Executive Director of IFQC.

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JRC report finds electric vehicles in Europe on the way to full-scale commercialization

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The number of sold electric vehicles of all types rose from 760 in 2010 to more than 70,000 in 2014, with the trend continuing in the first half of 2015, according to the report. 12,613 diesel PHEV. The choice of models went from 3 to nearly 30 in the same period. This breaks down to: 86,230 BEV. 67,300 PHEV and REV.