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Toyota’s diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel

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Both the Land Cruiser and Hilux will join the Proace family of light commercial vehicles in being compatible with HVO100 diesel. HVO100 fuel pumps are becoming more common at filling stations in Europe, with around 1,000 already in use across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

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Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads

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Nissan electric vehicles—the Nissan LEAF and the e-NV200, a passenger and light commercial vehicle—are becoming increasingly popular among European taxi businesses, with the Netherlands and the UK topping Nissan’s e-taxi league table. Top five Nissan e-taxi countries in Europe by registrations. Netherlands.

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ACEA: EU commercial vehicle registrations: down 23.2% in Q1 2020; -47.3% in March

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New light commercial vehicles (LCV) up to 3.5t. March registrations of light commercial vehicles took the biggest hit of all segments. Germany (+11.8%), Austria (+12.3%), Estonia (+800.0%) and Cyprus (+33.3%) were the only markets in the region to post growth last month. New medium and heavy buses & coaches (MHBC) over 3.5t.

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

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Based on these new findings, ACEA calls for an ambitious but more realistic approach to the electrification of Europe’s car fleet, just before the European Commission releases its proposal for post-2021 CO 2 targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles next week. Lowest ECV market share in EU in 2016. ECV Units sold.

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EEB report finds only Belgium and Slovakia on track to meet EU air pollution targets

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The EEB report— National Air Pollution Control Programmes: analysis and suggestions for the way forward —sheds light on progress by member states towards compliance with the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, which aims to halve the impact of air pollution on people health by 2030. —by 2020 and 2030.

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Electric bicycles: Hero & Yamaha JV, Proposed US tax credit for electric bicycles 

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Ampler Bikes an Estonia, Northern Europe company that manufactures and sells light e-bikes has closed a €7.4m The venture will be established with an initial capital of Rs. It will be located in Ludhiana in Punjab and start production by November 2022. Ampler Bikes raises €7.4M in equity funding. equity funding round.

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

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Together with Estonia, Finland and Malta, these were the only countries where the average emissions of new cars decreased from 2017 to 2018. Since 2017, the new Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) has been put in place, with the objective to gradually replace the outdated New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).

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