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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

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increase in private flight sales in July 2020 alone. The report also finds: Seven of the 10 most polluting routes taken by private aircraft within Europe lie on the UK-France-Switzerland-Italy axis. One operator reported an 11.3% Flying on a private jet is probably the worst thing you can do for the environment.

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022. I’d love to hear from you!

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TVS clocks 15,000 units iQube sales in Delhi-NCR, launches 3 new variants  | Autocar Professional

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The company, which has clocked sales of over 15,000 units in the national capital region since the launch of the iQube in CY2020, has introduced three new variants in its all-electric portfolio. lakh kilograms of CO2, and approximately Rs 25 crore in fuel costs. crore kilometers in the last four years, and have saved over 2.6

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Lamborghini Breaks Historic Sales Record

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Lamborghini has broken its own sales record by delivering over 10,000 automobiles in 2023. Sales were primarily driven by the Urus, with 6,087 vehicles delivered, and the Huracán, boasting 3,962 units. While the sales are good news for the brand, breaking the 10,000-unit barrier could come with some complications.

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

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. With around 150,000 registrations, sales of BEVs increased by 50% compared to 2017. However, the combined share of PHEVs and BEVs in all car sales remains low (2% compared to 1.5% of sales in 2018. In 2018, 1.66

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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The taxes fall into three broad categories: vehicle acquisition (VAT, sales tax, registration tax); ownership (annual circulation tax, road tax); and motoring (fuel tax). The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. The top 5 countries with the highest motor tax revenues are: Germany ?

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

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Sales of new passenger cars in the EU increased by 3% in 2017 compared to the previous year. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. Compared to 2016, the registrations of diesel cars decreased in all EU Member States except in Italy (+0.6

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