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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) stalled in 2017 compared to 2016, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016. g CO 2 /km ) is reducing compared to 2016. g CO 2 /km).

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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 Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018. g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km in 2018. g CO 2 /km).

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

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But things aren’t quite as simple as that in the United Kingdom. This is in addition to the Value-Added Tax (VAT), which doesn’t exist in the United States but assesses taxes on the “value added” in each production stage of a good or service in the United Kingdom.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km in total). g CO 2 /km).

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UPS to invest $130M in > 700 natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; > $1B invested in alt fuels since 2008

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This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. in Vancouver, Canada, and Tamworth, United Kingdom. These goals support UPS commitment to reduce its GHG emissions from global ground operations 12 percent by 2025.

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

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Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017). A total of 27 countries—including Sweden, Canada and the United Kingdom—saw the fuel economy of their fleets stagnate or worsen from 2015 to 2017. Source: GFEI. L ge /100 km.

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IHS forecasts global EV charger market to grow to more than 12.7M units in 2020

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Japan is a key growth region for the EV charging stations and recently passed a key milestone by having more EV charging stations than gasoline stations, said said Ben Scott, senior analyst at IHS Automotive. In Europe, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway currently lead the way in terms of a number of charging station deployments.

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