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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in April compared to the same month last year, according to figures from the ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.Over the first four months of 2010 the market expanded by 4.8% By contrast, markets expanded in France (+1.9%), the UK (+11.5%), Belgium (+20.3%) and Spain (+39.3%). in Austria to +12.9%

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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In addition to deploying the Chinese market, Total Energy’s charging pile business also involves important cities in many countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Singapore. Total Energy’s first independent charging station in Wuhan. million, accounting for only 1.6%

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. New to the list is Belgium. Data: ACEA.

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