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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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Daimler Trucks & Buses targets completely CO2-neutral fleet of new vehicles by 2039 in Europe, Japan and NAFTA

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Daimler Trucks & Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039. eCitaro vehicles were also delivered to Luxembourg and Switzerland.

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

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On average, the heaviest cars were sold in Sweden (1,540 kg), Austria and Luxembourg (1,502 kg) whereas Maltese, Greek and Danish buyers on average preferred the lightest cars (1,211, 1,243 and 1,279 kg respectively).

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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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The biggest cars, measured by mass, were bought in Latvia, Sweden and Luxembourg. There seem to be two distinct markets in Europe, the EEA suggested, with older EU Member States buying significantly more efficient models compared to newer members.' People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average.

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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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BMW eDrive Zones for PHEVs now available in 138 European cities

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The company offers a total of 17 plug-in hybrid models in 95 markets worldwide. The market launch of the new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer next year marks the start of a broad roll-out of fifth-generation BMW plug-in hybrids. Positive overall CO2 balance for BMW plug-in hybrids.

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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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