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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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The bottom overall countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (21) Italy (22) United Kingdom (23) Hungary (24) Romania (25) Ireland (26) Poland (27) Lithuania (28) Greece (29) Malta (30) Cyprus. Meanwhile, Malta has very few DC chargers because, as a small island country, charging would rarely be necessary. Methodology.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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In his inaugural address, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that more than 50 percent of MOUs signed in the state are green MoUs. Gujarat will get more than half of its energy from green energy sources with the facility that will be ready by late 2024. NTPC is planning an additional USD 8.40

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Mobility services infrastructure company Via closes Series E round; valued at $2.25B

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Via’s emergency services and transit network optimization expertise are being utilized across the world in locations as diverse as Berlin, Ohio, and Malta, to support communities impacted by COVID-19. First launched in New York City in 2013, Via’s technology is now deployed globally, including in Europe as ViaVan.

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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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Diesel cars have been the focus of the air pollution crisis in Europe’s cities, but along the coasts of countries such as Norway, Denmark, Greece, Croatia and Malta a handful of cruise ships are responsible for more NO x than the majority of their domestic car fleets, T&E said.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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Compared with 2018, more vans were registered in Lithuania (+25.2%), Greece (+13.7%), Luxembourg (+7.9%) and Germany (+6.6%) while registrations dropped in Iceland (-40.4%), Bulgaria (-35.3%), Malta (-17.2%) and Spain (-17.0%). g CO 2 /km), Malta (140.7 One of the factors affecting the emission increase of 0.5 in 2018 to 1.3%

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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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The largest increases in relative terms in 2017 occurred in Malta, Portugal and Estonia. In Spain, the bulk of the net increase in emissions was accounted for by higher use of coal for power generation.

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JRC: 76.5% of world’s population in urban areas as of 2015

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According to the Atlas, the most urbanized EU country is Malta, where 95% of the population live in urban areas. Others, especially in Eastern Europe, are even de-urbanizing, with a general decline in population hitting urban areas harder than rural ones. Second and third are the United Kingdom (85%) and the Netherlands (82%).

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