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

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. Together with Estonia, Finland and Malta, these were the only countries where the average emissions of new cars decreased from 2017 to 2018. With around 150,000 registrations, sales of BEVs increased by 50% compared to 2017.

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases. of total registrations. of the German market.

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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In terms of market share, electrified vehicles represented 75% of all passenger cars registrations in Norway; 33% in Sweden; 31% in Finland; 22% in Netherlands; and 17% in Hungary. The volume of electrified vehicles more than doubled in Germany and France—their biggest markets.

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

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If successful, the new record will apply to all cars, including hybrid and electric models. The official Guinness World Records title is “Lowest Fuel Consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries”, measured in liters per 100km and miles per gallon calculated over the entire journey.

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