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44 Irizar electric buses for Burgas, Bulgaria

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Irizar reports that 44 Irizar ie electric buses are headed to Burgas, Bulgaria. It is the first electromobility project in that city—the fourth largest in the country—and one of the largest in Bulgaria to date.

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. I’d love to hear from you!

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BEV adoption reaches ‘tipping point’ in 31 countries: Bloomberg

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Tesla and other electric vehicle (EV) brands are becoming more popular around the world, and a recent report shows that several countries have surpassed a crucial EV adoption tipping point. Once enough sales occur, you kind of have a virtuous cycle,” said Corey Cantor, an EV analyst at BloombergNEF. Globally, BEVs were at a 14.5

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. With around 150,000 registrations, sales of BEVs increased by 50% compared to 2017. However, the combined share of PHEVs and BEVs in all car sales remains low (2% compared to 1.5% In 2018, 1.66

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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Gasoline cars were the most sold passenger vehicles, constituting 59% of all new registrations (and 63% including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV)). The mass increase was observed for all vehicle segments (small, medium, large regular cars, and SUVs) and for both gasoline and diesel cars. g CO 2 /km) and Bulgaria (145.1

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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Many of the new EU member states with a low ECV market share merely offer an exemption from the annual circulation tax for electric vehicles. Lowest ECV market share in EU in 2016. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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The main drivers of efficiency have been technological improvements and higher sales of diesel cars, which typically have lower CO 2 emissions levels than gasoline equivalents. million vehicles were registered. Key findings in the provisional report include: New cars have become more efficient despite an increase in the average mass.

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