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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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Pure electric cars have a 2% market share in France, this being the highest share among all five major markets. France is therefore leading the way in showing how electric cars can have a measurable impact on emissions levels, despite their adoption still lagging behind diesel and gasoline counterparts.

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Singapore considers Model S EV a high carbon emission vehicle based on fuel consumption and upstream power generation

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As a result, the equivalent CO 2 footprint of the Model S was 222g/km—placing it in the CEVS C3 surcharge band (216 to 230 g/km), along with, for example, the Lexus RX270 and the Maserati Ghibli. The LTA spokesperson said that the Tesla was not the first fully electric car where grid emission factor was applied.

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