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EEA reports sharp decrease in CO2 emissions of new cars in Europe in 2020

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According to the EEA’s provisional data, the average emissions of new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom in 2020 were 107.8 The share of electric vehicles in new registrations tripled from about 3.5% grams of CO 2 per kilometre (g CO 2 /km). This was 14.5

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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Key reasons include the growth in the sport utility vehicle segment and an increased average mass. million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and about 38% of these were SUVs. Electric vehicles constituted 3.5% for the transport of one tone of goods over one kilometer).

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EVs Help Lower Total Emissions In Norway By 3.5% In 2020

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Transportation emissions in Norway were down 4% last year, thanks in large part to more electric cars on the road.

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Europe Risks Wasting €27 Billion Battery Opportunity with Weak CO2 Targets — Study

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Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Paul Bell The EU and the UK risk wasting €27bn in battery investments if they fail to strengthen car and van CO2 emission standards, analysis from Transport & Environment (T&E) shows.

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

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Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% For example, petrol-only vehicles (with relatively high CO2 emissions) are now taxed much higher in Norway. For the midsized SUVs that Norway favours, the additional outlay is roughly 8% to 10%, or more. share of the auto market in January, down from 90.5%

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. —“Real-World Usage Of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles”.

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What is Electrification of Transportation?

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For the transportation sector, electrification means replacing fossil fuels with electricity as the means of powering light-duty vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and buses. Globally, the transportation sector contributes about 25% of all CO2 emissions. Other advantages of electrification of transportation.