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

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The market penetration of electric cars remained slow in 2019. Compared with 2018, more vans were registered in Lithuania (+25.2%), Greece (+13.7%), Luxembourg (+7.9%) and Germany (+6.6%) while registrations dropped in Iceland (-40.4%), Bulgaria (-35.3%), Malta (-17.2%) and Spain (-17.0%). g CO 2 /km—0.5 g/km more than in 2018.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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On average, the most efficient cars were bought in the Netherlands (109 g CO 2 /km), Greece (111g) and Portugal (112g) while the country selling the least efficient cars was Latvia (147g) followed by Estonia (147g) and Bulgaria (142g). People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average.

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DNV and PSE develop concept for on-ship chemical CO2 capture; capable of reducing ship CO2 emissions by up to 65%

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In response to more stringent environmental regulations and complex market conditions, we see an increased demand for innovative solutions towards higher efficiency and greener operations. Nikolaos Kakalis, Head of DNV Research & Innovation Greece. This has been a challenging design problem with tight constraints.

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

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The biggest decrease of diesel cars was registered in Greece and Luxemburg (- 19 and – 17 percentage points). Compared to 2016, the registrations of diesel cars decreased in all EU Member States except in Italy (+0.6 percentage point) and in Denmark (+6.9 percentage point). g CO 2 /km ) and diesel cars (117.9

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Fuel Efficiency Market Background Policy. Frost & Sullivan Program Manager Vigneshwaran Chandran.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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However, given the current popularity of crossovers, the inclusion of at least some crossover DNA was likely necessary from a marketing perspective. Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up. – March 15, Green Car Reports. – March 10, Politico.

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