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

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g CO 2 /km), the Czech Republic (170.0 It also varied across countries: smaller vehicles were sold in Bulgaria and Cyprus ( 1 955 kg) in Slovakia, Finland and Czech Republic. Average emissions were highest in Germany (173.4 g CO 2 /km) and Slovakia (169.7 g CO 2 /km).

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

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The Czech Republic and Romania take the number of Member States up to fifteen. Incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles are now applied in all western European countries with the exceptions of Italy and Luxembourg. New to the list is Belgium.

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DirectFuel Project Targeting Direct Conversion of Solar Energy and CO2 to Engine-ready Hydrocarbon Fuels

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The research consortium includes partners in seven countries: Finland (Turn Yliopisto, Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus); Germany (Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Humboldt-Universistat Zu Berlin), UK (University of Manchester); USA (University of Michigan); Denmark (Københavns Universitet); Italy (Chemtex Italia SRL) and the Czech Republic (..)

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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

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While the new six-speed gearbox is being produced in El Prat de Llobregat and Córdoba (Argentina), the MQ200 manual gearbox has been primarily relocated to ŠKODA Components in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic).

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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The emissions from countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic are then relatively more important with regard to the damage costs. However, when damage costs are weighted in an attempt to reflect the productivity of national economies, the ordering of countries changes significantly.

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SEAT introducing natural gas Mii Ecofuel with 79 g/km CO2

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Initially, SEAT will introduce the Mii Ecofuel in markets such as Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the Czech Republic where there is a clear demand for CNG fueled cars and the infrastructure to support it. m 2 ); and an efficiently matched engine/transmission combination.

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

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g CO 2 /km) and the Czech Republic (171.8 Average emissions were lowest in Cyprus (131.9 g CO 2 /km), Portugal (138.1 g CO 2 /km), Malta (140.7 g CO 2 /km) and Bulgaria (145.1 g CO 2 /km). Average emissions were highest in Slovakia (174.3 g CO 2 /km), Germany (172.0 g CO 2 /km).

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