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

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The EU remains well below its target of 130 g CO 2 /km set for 2015; however, compared to 2016, annual improvements in vehicle efficiency need to increase significantly in each of the coming five years in order to achieve the second average emissions target of 95 g CO 2 /km by 2021. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. With an average of 118.1

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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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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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in 2017 compared with 2016. Most of the increase was accounted for by higher diesel consumption by trucks and vans, but consumption and emissions also increased for passenger cars. Across the EU, several industrial sectors recorded higher emissions in 2017 as a result of higher economic and industrial activity compared to 2016.

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

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ECV market share of 5 biggest EU car markets in 2016. Lowest ECV market share in EU in 2016. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland. —ACEA Secretary General Erik Jonnaert. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita. United Kingdom. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 On average, the CO 2 emissions of diesel cars (121.5 Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of the new van fleet, constituting 94.7% g CO 2 /km.

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