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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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The fuel is produced from materials such as used oil from restaurants and the food industry. For European shipments, Volkswagen Group Logistics continuously charters two vessels which carry up to 3,500 vehicles on a route from Emden via Dublin (Ireland), Santander (Spain) and Setubal (Portugal) back to Emden about 50 times per year.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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However, not every aspect of the automotive industry saw a downturn in April. Registrations of Volkswagen’s, Volvo’s, Audi’s and Ford’s EVs posted double-digit growth. Similarly, in Ireland their market share increased to 62% in April 2020 from 47% in April 2019. EVs: the new safe haven. Only 13 models posted growth.

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

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Latest research from Specialist Car Finance Experts, Forza Finance , has revealed that BMW is the most popular luxury car brand to finance in 16 of Europe’s 44 countries including the UK & Ireland based on finance rather than sales or units. Audi is 5th place with 2 countries. Forza – Car Finance Map of Europe Infogram.

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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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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. The industry is being impacted largely by the uncertainty for the future, and this issue started to arise even before the pandemic took hold. million units.

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Audi acquires stake in Cubic Telecom for connected vehicle work

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Through its subsidiary Audi Electronics Venture GmbH (AEV), Audi has acquired a stake in the Irish mobile‑telephony provider, Cubic Telecom, a global forerunner in machine-to-machine (M2M) technology. Together, Audi and Cubic Telecom intend to develop connectivity solutions for the automobiles of the Audi brand.

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The irrational argument against government intervention with EVs & ICE vehicle bans

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Here are countries that have announced ICE Car bans Norway - 2025 South Korea - 2025 Belgium - 2026 Austria - 2027 Slovenia - 2030 Iceland - 2030 Netherlands - 2030 Denmark - 2030 Ireland - 2030 Israel - 2030 Sweden - 2030 India - 2030 Washington - 2030 Scotland - 2032 Japan - 2035 United Kingdom - 2035 Canada - 2035/2040 China - 2040 The European (..)

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