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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles together still remain a small fraction of total sales, accounting for 1.1% The two countries that in 2015 had the highest share of plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicle sales, the Netherlands and Denmark, both saw significant sales decreases in 2016 of these vehicle types. of registrations.

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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. European automakers are striving to comply with EU CO 2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130 g/km by 2015) to avoid penalties. (As

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EU investing >€3M in research into ultra-efficient aero engines; ULTIMATE project

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A breakthrough reduction in core exhaust component losses can be achieved by technologies that substantially reduce the exit temperature in comparison with a state-of-the-art turbofan. Three technologies that might provide this benefit are: piston engine technology; nutating disc technology; and pulse detonation technology. Bypass flow loss.

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