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DB Schenker expands its electric fleet with 36 new FUSO eCanter vehicles

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Europe’s leading land transport provider is thus strengthening its sustainability strategy and further expanding the use of electric vehicles in its mixed fleets. With these latest vehicles, DB Schenker will become FUSO’s largest electric fleet customer with a total of 41 eCanter vehicles in daily operations.

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

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Registrations increased in all EU Member States except Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. However the share of these categories in the new fleet remains low (1.5 %). A total of 15.1

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Volvo becomes first OEM to qualify four models for UK plug-in grant

Baua Electric

We ended last year with more than 250 electric truck orders secured for the UK and Irish markets. “We We ended last year with more than 250 electric truck orders secured for the UK and Irish markets. With the (PIVG) now extended to include the FH and FM Electric, there’s an extra incentive for UK fleets to begin the transition.

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

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Drive Electric has advocated for a comprehensive plan to decarbonise transport for the past two years. Do you support the target to make 30 per cent of the light vehicle fleet zero-emissions vehicles by 2035, and the associated actions? . million passenger vehicles in New Zealand. There are 3.5

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Nissan signs electric car alliance with Europcar

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Japanese carmaker Nissan and leading car rental firm, Europcar are forming a partnership to market electric vehicles by 2010. This partnership between Europcar Groupe and Nissan is unique in the vehicle rental market and displays substance to Europcar’s commitment to raise the awareness of its customers concerning environmental issues.

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