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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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Prototype of the new Cayenne Porsche has already announced a further all-electric SUV above the Cayenne for the second half of the decade. The Cayenne has been stamping its mark on the sporty SUV segment for more than 20 years. With the third generation of the SUV, production moved entirely to Bratislava in 2017.

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

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The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. million new cars sold in the EU and in Iceland in 2018—almost one out of three—were SUVs. g CO 2 /km).

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

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EEA said that one reason for the increase in car emissions is the growing share of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. About 38% of new car registrations were SUVs. The mass increase was observed for all vehicle segments (small, medium, large regular cars, and SUVs) and for both gasoline and diesel cars. g CO 2 /km).

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Most powerful Land Rover Defender Octa to debut this year

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litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine sourced from BMW that powers the Range Rover lineup including the Sport SV. Furthermore, the teaser shows the special Octa diamond logo that makes it to the steering wheel, and side-pannier mounts and is expected to feature at different places of the SUV.

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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. The majority of vehicles registered in 2018 were powered by gasoline engines, with the fuel type making up 57% of all registrations.

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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

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Skoda Auto has launched series production of the second-generation Kodiaq, its SUV flagship model, at the plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic on January 17. Andreas Dick, Škoda Auto Board Member for Production and Logistics, said: “It was with the Kodiaq that we began our SUV campaign began back in 2016.

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Volkswagen Group’s Škoda to unveil 500 km Vision E electric concept at Shanghai show; leveraging MEB for electromobility

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The five-door SUV coupé can travel up to 500 km (311 miles) on purely electric power and meets the level 3 requirements for autonomous driving. Škoda, in association with the Group, independently manufactures and develops vehicles, as well as components, engines and gear transmissions. It has belonged to Volkswagen Group since 1991.