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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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Sales of traditional fossil-fuel cars continued to decrease in the European Union, although gasoline and diesel still made up 65.4% Gasoline and diesel cars. Similarly, demand for gasoline cars continued its downward trend, with sales decreasing by 16.9% As a result, gasoline’s share of the EU car market shrank from 52.3%

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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Gasoline cars accounted for 57.3% Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6% At the same time, gasoline cars continued their upward trend, increasing by 11.9% (or 216,289 units) compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. All alternatively?powered

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Eni and FCA develop A20: 15% methanol, 5% ethanol high-octane gasoline blend

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The blend was designed to reduce direct and indirect CO 2 emissions and is compatible with the majority of gasoline cars sold from 2001 onwards—accounting for more than 60% of the gasoline cars in Italy—equivalent to approximately 12 million vehicles.

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BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry

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As BorgWarner grows its portfolio of e-products, it’s concentrated on the derivative of its gasoline portions and aftermarket industry, renamed Phinia, to be carried out by way of July 3. The post BorgWarner acquires Italy-based EV charging industry appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Natural gas vehicle fleet in Italy climbs to 785,000 units

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Italy, the European leader in natural gas vehicle (NGV) adoption, has seen a 16% increase in its natural gas vehicle parc from 676,850 at the end of 2009 to 785,000 vehicles by early 2012. On the commercial vehicle side, Italy counts some 1,200 CNG trucks, mainly operating in garbage collection services, and 2,300 urban buses.

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BorgWarner acquires EV charging industry in Italy for roughly $80 million

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As BorgWarner grows its portfolio of e-products, it’s focused on the derivative of its gasoline portions and aftermarket industry, renamed Phinia, to be performed through July 3. The post BorgWarner acquires EV charging industry in Italy for roughly $80 million appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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tonnes) registered in the European Union were fueled by diesel; the market share of gasoline in this segment was close to zero. Four of the five major EU markets recorded double-digit losses in the diesel segment: Spain (-13.8%), the United Kingdom (-12.0%), Italy (-11.8%) and Germany (-10.1%). Last year, 85.0%

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