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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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All OEMs discontinued smaller diesel engines which was particularly difficult for the industry as high levels of sales came from diesel—Maruti Suzuki shifted to gasoline and CNG when 20% of their sales previously came from diesel engines. While Japan, Korea and the CIS countries recorded very low decreases.

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Study find biofuels policy doubles CO2 emissions

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The new figures come on the week the Government increases the amount of biofuels in our petrol and diesel from 2.5 The independent study for Friends of the Earth estimates how much forest is being cut down to replace food crops that have been displaced in order to grow biofuels for the UK - a figure currently omitted in Government statistics.