Green Car Congress
APRIL 13, 2021
Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre. A unit to produce 50,000 cubic meters per year of AdBlue, an additive that reduces nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks. An 8-megawatt solar farm that can supply 13,000 people. Granpuits.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2021
Sales of traditional fossil-fuel cars continued to decrease in the European Union, although gasoline and diesel still made up 65.4% Gasoline and diesel cars. From January to March 2021, diesel volumes fell 20.1% Diesel now holds a market share of 23.2%, down from 29.9% of the car market. Data: ACEA. Source: ACEA.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2021
Almost 98% of all these trucks run on diesel, according to the 2021 Vehicles in Use report. Just some 2,300—or 0.04% of the total fleet—are zero-emission trucks. To make zero-emission trucks the preferred choice of transport operators, urgent action is needed on European and member state levels, ACEA said.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2020
In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. Last year, the volume-weighted average CO 2 emissions for European markets were at their highest recorded levels since 2014. g/km for Italy.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Bombardier Transportation (now part of Alstom) introduced a variety of green innovations to reduce CO 2 emissions and pollution in the railway sector. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France. The range in battery mode will be at least 80 kilometers.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
The COP26 pledge by governments, automakers and others to sell only zero-emissions cars and vans from 2035 in leading markets and by 2040 elsewhere ( earlier post ) needs to be backed up with actual targets set down in law, green NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) said. The US and Europe, especially Germany and France, need to lead.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2018
Average CO 2 emissions generated by new cars in Europe increased during 2017—the first rise in 10 years— according to a new analysis by JATO Dynamics. Covering 23 European markets, the study found that average CO 2 emissions increased by 0.3 In turn, diesel cars accounted for just 43.8% g/km CO 2 emitted.
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