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UK delays petrol and diesel car ban by five years

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The United Kingdom (UK) has delayed a ban on diesel and petrol cars by five years, officially pushing the initiative back to its original deadline. That means you’ll still be able to buy new petrol and diesel cars and vans until 2035, in line with countries like Germany and France.

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France.

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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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As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset. BEVs for every diesel car registered.

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Spring is sprung in France

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France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% Full battery electrics, however, grew share, whilst plugin hybrids dropped share. comprised full battery electrics (BEVs) at 12.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) at 8.2%. Diesel share shrank to a new record low of 10.5% (from 15.8% The bestselling plugin was the Dacia Spring.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

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Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) contributed heavily to this slump. Major markets struggle Germany and France , the EU’s two largest new-car markets, saw registrations slump 27.8% Germany and France were down 0.3% The powertrain sat 3.2pp ahead of diesel, compared to 8.6pp 12 months ago. year on year in August.

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

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The two biggest EU new-car markets, France and Germany, declined by 2.3% All major EU new-car markets improved in the first seven months of 2024, as Germany and France jumped by 4.3% It sat just 1.4pp behind petrol’s market share in July, compared to a 10.4pp gap from 12 months ago. respectively. This equated to growth of 3.9%

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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The market share of diesel vehicles fell to 39.5% This growth can be attributed to key markets such as Germany, Spain and France, as well as five other markets (Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Estonia and Luxembourg), which posted double digit growth. The results mark the highest February volume since 2008, when 1.19 respectively.

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