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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. Diesel cars made up 45% of the new registrations. The difference between average fuel efficiency of gasoline cars (121.6

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JRC report assesses R&I in low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT) in Europe; €2.3B spent from 2007-2020

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Electricity is covered separately in the Transport electrification (ELT) roadmap. They can reduce carbon emissions and can be blended with fossil fuels (up to certain limits) for use in conventional engines with little modification required. Methane-based fuels (e.g. Ortega Hortelano, A., Stepniak, M., Gkoumas, K., Tsakalidis, A.,

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