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BMW taps electric hypercar specialist Rimac for high-performance EV batteries

Baua Electric

Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia. BMW currently gets its batteries from five sites globally, and it plans to build next-gen EV batteries in South Carolina, Mexico, Hungary, and China.

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EEA report finds more action needed to protect Europe’s most vulnerable citizens from air pollution, noise and extreme temperatures

Green Car Congress

Many regions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain are also characterized by lower incomes and education, higher levels of unemployment and larger elderly populations. KEY FINDINGS. Air and noise pollution. Extreme temperatures. Southern and south-eastern European regions are more affected by higher temperatures.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. In contrast, it was the worst year for registrations in Switzerland since 2010, the UK since 2013, and Norway since 2014.

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

Green Car Congress

Higher sales in Poland (+46%), Croatia (+28%) and Hungary (+21%) were accompanied by lower sales in Italy (-6%) and Spain (-5%). Together with Estonia, Finland and Malta, these were the only countries where the average emissions of new cars decreased from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, 1.66 compared with 2017. of sales in 2018.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

Green Car Congress

The 24 countries which are covered in the route, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

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Plug In America joins global alliance

Plug in America

We hope to see other countries join us!

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

Green Car Congress

Colombia jumped 40 spots, from 98 th to 58 th , while Croatia moved up from 57 th to 37 th and Russia improved from 60 th to 51 st. Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89 th place in 2010 to 41 st in this year’s ranking. The United States placed 46 th , down two slots. If California qualified as a country, it would have ranked 40 th.

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