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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 2019, reaching 122.4

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VTT and Neste to build integrated Power-to-Liquids demo facility; CO2 capture, green hydrogen and e-fuels production

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Development of high-temperature electrolysis, CO 2 capture, and hydrocarbon synthesis technologies have been completed in a Business Finland-funded Veturi E-fuel research project; the integrated technology is now ready for implementation.

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Volvo delivers 74-tonne electric truck for HCT testing

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We charge with green electricity and thus get no CO2 emissions. —Jan-Olof Mattsson, CEO of Mattsson Ã…keri Since Volvo Trucks started production of all-electric trucks in 2019, the company has sold nearly 5,000 electric trucks in 40 countries around the world. In Europe there are a number of ongoing and planned HCT projects.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. Four of the five major markets in Europe posted higher averages in 2019 than in 2018. g/km of CO 2 in 2019, 14.3 —Felipe Munoz.

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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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Since 2019, the company has added further vehicles in Paris, Frankfurt and the Stuttgart area. This announcement represents the biggest eCanter fleet deal to date and I would like to thank DB Schenker for their continued trust in FUSO on our shared mission towards CO2-neutral transportation.

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Climate impact of lithium-ion batteries & how to measure it 

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The batteries for electric vehicles and for other appliances cells are assembled in modules and packs which depends on what materials these are made of and how they are manufactured, also affect the battery’s CO2 footprint and climate impact. If the same battery would produce in Europe the CO2 impact would likely have been smaller.