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Neste Oil expands sale of Neste Pro diesel to Lithuania; minimum 15% blend of NExBTL renewable diesel

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Neste Oil’s premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel—which contains a minimum of 15% of NEXBTL renewable diesel—is now available in Lithuania. Using Neste Pro Diesel can reduce fuel consumption by up to 5%, depending on the vehicle, driving style, and conditions under which it is used, the company says.

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

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. The three countries that do not apply CO2-based taxation are Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.

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ACEA: plug-in vehicles take 6.8% market share in Europe in Q1 2020; HEVs at 9.4%

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In the first quarter of 2020, the electrically-chargeable vehicle segment in Europe significantly increased its market share, rising to 6.8% (from 2.5% Gasoline vehicle sales contracted by 32.2%, from almost 2 million units last year to 1.3 Alternatively-powered vehicles (APV). million in Q1 2020. respectively).

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Toyota’s diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel

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Both the Land Cruiser and Hilux will join the Proace family of light commercial vehicles in being compatible with HVO100 diesel. The principal technical change from current vehicles is an adjustment of the fuel injection system to increase fuel volume. Vehicles will be built to this new specification from the first quarter of 2023.

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European Logging & Forest Management Company Unveils Electric Timber Truck

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million hectares of forest land in northern Sweden and 60,000 hectares in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, recently unveiled a new logging truck for its wood business. SCA, a manager of forestry operations in 2.6 This is the world’s first electric timber truck, and has a capacity of 80 tonnes.

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

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Bekerytė moved from her native Lithuania to Norway in 2010 to take advantage of the country’s free university tuition, but first she had to find a way to support herself. Today she works as a hardware engineer at Zaptec , which makes electric-vehicle charging stations and is also based in Stavanger. It wasn’t easy. It weighs 1.3

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%).

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