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New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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According to company documents issued for its stock market launch, Uber is looking to increase massively its operations worldwide and is eyeing Europe in particular, identifying Germany, Spain and Italy as priority markets for expansion. The number of taxi licenses has been capped through licenses; however Uber has seen rapid growth.

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Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost model accounts for 23.3% of Focus orders in April in Europe

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The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. —Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe.

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Tesla helps catapult EV sales past diesel in Europe for first time ever

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It is relatively agreed upon it seems that Norway will be the first country to completely phase petrol engines out of its factories and off of its roads. Norway plans to completely phase out gas cars at some point in 2022, according to some projections. Eventually, gas cars will be a thing of the past nearly everywhere.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

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In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. By comparison, the registrations of cars made in Germany and Spain – the second and third most popular origins – saw increases of 6% each during February. This comes despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions across the continent.”

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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This growth can be attributed to key markets such as Germany, Spain and France, as well as five other markets (Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Estonia and Luxembourg), which posted double digit growth. Demand for petrol is continuing to grow as diesel declines—petrol registrations increased by 16% in February. respectively.

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

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Consumers looking for an alternative to diesel now often opt for petrol vehicles or hybrid ones, but aren’t yet making the switch to electrically-chargeable cars on a large scale. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita. United Kingdom. Lowest ECV market share in EU in 2016. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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Tata Motors to select UK for unutilized electrical Jaguar Land Rover battery plant

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Record Photograph) (REUTERS) Tata have been opting for between a website in Somerset, southwest England, and one in Spain to provide a unutilized length of electrical Jaguar and Land Rover cars. A central authority spokesperson declined to touch upon ongoing business negotiations, whileTata declined to remark at the file.