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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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JATO said that it was also notable that most of the Model 3’s volume in February came from private registrations, breaking the usual trend of a new vehicle’s volume being made up of business/fleet registrations. Meanwhile, the Volkswagen T-Roc climbed the rankings to become the best-selling SUV in Europe, outselling the Tiguan and Qashqai.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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Changes to the level of subsidies and tax incentives available for new vehicle owners changed in 2016 in both countries, directly contributing to lower shares. For example, in the Netherlands, sales fell from 10% of national car sales in 2015 to 6%.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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growth, carried by strong demand in certain market segments following the recent motor vehicle tax reform and scrapping bonus introduced by the German government. Except for Luxembourg (+0.3%), all other countries faced a downturn, varying from -83.6% The downturn of the French market was cushioned by fleet renewal incentives as well.

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Frost Sullivan Projects That About 80% of European Vehicle Sales Will Be in the 150 g/km CO2 Band by 2015; EVs as a Strategy of Premium Automakers

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A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. g/km—in model year 2016. Hariher Balasubramanian.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal.

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