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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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Future decarbonization measures should be inclusive, rather than assuming that all countries are in the same position as a handful of advanced ECV markets. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland. This should be a wake-up call for policy makers. ECV Units sold.

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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This growth can be attributed to key markets such as Germany, Spain and France, as well as five other markets (Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Estonia and Luxembourg), which posted double digit growth. This suggests that future growth for the industry could be dependent on fewer European countries than previously. respectively.

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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

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Ylle Rajasaar, Estonia. With the EV9, you’ve got a future-proof vehicle, not just for growing families but also for energy efficiency”. Rowan Peperkamp, The Netherlands “The EV9 excited me about the future possibilities for multi-purpose electric vehicles. A great achievement from the Korean automaker.”

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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l/100 km) and who intend to purchase a vehicle in the future, expect a seven mpg increase, or to get 31 mpg (7.6 Registrations of new cars fell furthest in 2012 in Greece (-41%), Portugal (-38%) and Cyprus (-25%), while at the other end of the scale new cars increased by more than 12% in in Estonia and Hungary.

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