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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. However, just 13 member states offer purchase incentives, such as bonus payments or premiums, to buyers of electric cars. Several countries still tax cars on their power, price, weight, cylinder capacity, or a combination of these factors.

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Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads

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based in Budapest, has purchased 65 Nissan LEAFs in a bid to become Hungary’s largest zero-emission fleet. In total, there are 80 electric taxis and counting in Estonia, while in Lithuania, Nissan is poised to deliver its first eight electric taxis to the Smart Taxi Company, based in the country’s capital, Vilnius, for late 2015.

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The figures also show that customer incentives for purchasing ECVs, and especially their monetary value, differ greatly across Europe. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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SpaceX Starlink might get funds from EU to pay for service in Ukraine

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Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, told Politico that the EU’s discussion about funding Starlink services in Ukraine is still in its early stages. The foreign minister of Lithuania also shared that several EU countries have shown interest in funding Starlink services in Ukraine. .

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Pisa, Deutsche Telekom and Kiunsys launch smart city pilot project to optimize inner city parking as part of ITS; POSSE

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In addition to Pisa, the other Transfer Sites in the project are the City of Burgos, Spain; the Municipality of Klaipeda, Lithuania; La Spezia Municipality, Italy; the Czech Ministry of Transport Research Centre (CDV); and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). Increased involvement of citizens through awareness campaigns.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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The company recently executed a purchase and sales agreement on an engineering facility in Tunica , according to Yahoo! Austria, Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta also signed up. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 12, via Commercial Appeal.

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