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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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AFV are alternative fuel vehicles: electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles. grams; and for alternative fuel vehicles (electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles), 104.14 Around 31,000 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in 2013. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase to about 3.5%, compared with 2% in 2018. The average CO 2 emissions from new vans also increased slightly. g CO 2 /km in total). According to provisional data, the upward trend continued with an additional increase of 1.6 g CO 2 /km).

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grams of CO 2 per kilometer. For the first time, the average CO 2 emissions from new vans also increased.

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First Student and Con Edison demonstrate electric school bus V2X Smart Energy Hub in Brooklyn – Charged EVs

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The Brooklyn project will include a fleet of 12 electric school buses, which will be topped with solar panels, and will replace diesel buses at First Student’s location on Malta Street. First Student has around 2,000 electric school buses under contract in school districts across the US, and more than 360 EVs deployed.

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These solar-roofed electric school buses are V2X

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The Smart Energy Hub is a demonstration project that will see the dozen electric school buses replace diesel buses at First Student’s location on Malta Street. V2X goes beyond simply plugging electric school bus batteries back into the grid – it includes the capacity to direct electricity delivery where it’s needed.

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