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WWF-UK study finds UK needs at least 1.7M electric vehicles by 2020 to achieve climate targets; 15% of new car sales

Green Car Congress

Road transport accounts for 40 per cent of petroleum products consumed in the UK so a switch from conventional cars powered by petrol or diesel to EVs would have a much needed impact on reducing fuel demand. Electric vehicles in the UK and Republic of Ireland: Greenhouse gas emission reductions & infrastructure needs (Research report).

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Queen’s University Belfast researchers synthesize “porous liquid”; applications in more efficient chemical processes

Green Car Congress

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, have synthesized a porous liquid with the potential for application in a wide range of new, more efficient and greener chemical processes including carbon capture. They are used for manufacturing a range of products from plastic bottles to petrol.

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Tesla helps catapult EV sales past diesel in Europe for first time ever

Teslarati

Norway plans to completely phase out gas cars at some point in 2022, according to some projections. Eventually, gas cars will be a thing of the past nearly everywhere. It is relatively agreed upon it seems that Norway will be the first country to completely phase petrol engines out of its factories and off of its roads.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. For example, catalytic converters developed by Catagen Ltd in Northern Ireland have helped car manufacturers reduce emissions.

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Strong growth for the EU LCV market in 2024

Baua Electric

Increases were also recorded in Denmark (up 9%), Austria (up 7.7%), Ireland (up 6.7%) and Poland (up 3.6%). Hungary and Romania saw volumes rise 16.4%, followed by Portugal (up 14.9%), Austria (up 11.1%), Ireland (up 6.5%), Poland (up 4.9%) and Denmark (up 2.7%). The big four EU member states saw contrasting petrol demand.

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Baua Electric

Elsewhere, Portugal fell 9.5%, alongside Belgium (down 7.3%), the Netherlands (down 6.2%), Ireland (down 6%), Sweden (down 5.6%) and Greece (down 1.4%). On the other hand, Sweden (down 5.9%), the Netherlands (down 3.6%), Belgium (down 1.2%) and Ireland (down 0.3%) have had a poor 2024 so far. million deliveries. to 273,003 units.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

However, other six-figure markets were not so positive, namely Sweden (down 7.8%), Belgium (down 3.3%), the Netherlands (down 3.2%) and Ireland (down 0.9%). Italy saw registrations fall by 40.9%, followed by Finland (down 32.7%), Sweden (down 30.6%), Ireland (down 29.5%), Spain (down 24.8%), Austria (down 21.4%) and Portugal (down 19%).