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1-year customer field trials of FUSO electric Canter in Portugal show 64% lower costs, 37% reduction in CO2 given local power mix

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Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. All eight vehicles travelled the roads of Portugal and were permanently monitored and analyzed during the one-year field trial. The Canter E-Cell trucks were equipped with platforms and box bodies.

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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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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). Around 31,000 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in 2013.

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

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As in recent years, average emissions were lowest in Portugal (133.7 The average fuel-efficiency of new vans varied widely across Member States due to the different models and sizes of vehicles sold in each country. g CO 2 /km), followed by Bulgaria (134.4 g CO 2 /km) and Cyprus (135.1 g CO 2 /km). g CO 2 /km), the Czech Republic (170.0

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

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g CO 2 /km), Portugal (138.1 Lighter vehicles were registered in and Cyprus, Bulgaria and Portugal (average mass 2 000 kg) in Iceland, Slovakia, Norway and Finland. The average fuel efficiency of new vans varied widely across countries due to the different models and sizes of vehicles registered. g CO 2 /km), Malta (140.7 g CO 2 /km).

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

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The countries with the highest proportions of diesel sales included Ireland (65 %) and Portugal (61 %), Italy (56 %). The biggest decrease of diesel cars was registered in Greece and Luxemburg (- 19 and – 17 percentage points). The difference between average fuel efficiency of gasoline cars (121.6 g CO 2 /km ) and diesel cars (117.9

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Mitsubishi Fuso to deliver 20 eCanter trucks to Australia Post

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The eCanter for Australia is shipped from Tramagal, Portugal, and comes with the same standard specifications as the models currently available in Japan and Europe. The eCanter is the series-produced all-electric truck developed by MFTBC as a solution to urban environmental issues such as noise, exhaust gas and CO2 emissions.

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