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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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and 9 L ge /100 km, while the best (France and Italy) fell to between 5.2 —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. Japan experienced the largest gains due having to the largest market share globally for hybrids, followed by the United States with a mix of electrified vehicle types (HEV, BEV and PHEV).

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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Although Germany takes the lead from France in terms of technology for this latest report, China is catching up quickly and ranks second in terms of technology for the first time. France drops to fourth place, while Japan drops from fourth to fifth place. — E-Mobility Index 2019.

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BNEF forecasts EVs to hit 54% of new car sales by 2040; decreasing importance of PHEVs

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Under the new forecast, EVs will displace 8 million barrels of transport fuel per day and add 5% to global electricity consumption (1,800 TWh by 2040 up from 6TWh in 2016). The engineering complexity of PHEV vehicle platforms, their cost and dual powertrains make BEVs more attractive over the long-run, BNEF said.

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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 million new cars sold in the EU and in Iceland in 2018—almost one out of three—were SUVs. g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km in 2018. of sales in 2018.

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JATO: new diesel car volume in Europe in October dropped 9.9%; 41.4% market share lowest in 10 years

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Growth was driven by increased demand for gasoline, electric and hybrid vehic—and the ongoing strong performance of SUVs. But, despite a series of launches, there’s still limited AFV choice in categories such as the SUV segment. compared to October 2016. This is the highest volume recorded since 2007, when 13.62

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DS introducing DS 7 CROSSBACK at Geneva show; PHEV model, autonomous driving features

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DS Automobiles, the recent brand addition to the PSA Group, will introduce the DS 7 CROSSBACK SUV at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. A new assembly system called “kitting” has been put in place at the Mulhouse plant in France. The DS project team paid particular attention to how this car would be assembled.

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Europe December 2020

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In December, BEVs ran fast (168.912 units, +223% YoY), but PHEVs are were even faster (+347%, 112,260 units), so in the final 2020 numbers, while plugin hybrids ended below (46% vs 54% share) fully electrics, they recovered a massive 10% share regarding the previous year. Last month Best Seller was the VW ID.3, Something to repeat in 2021?

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