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

Green Car Congress

EEA said that one reason for the increase in car emissions is the growing share of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. Several factors affected this emission increase, including an increase in the average mass and only a limited increase of the share of electric vans (BEV sand PHEV) from 0.8% g CO 2 /km—0.5 in 2018 to 1.3%

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

Green Car Congress

The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. million new cars sold in the EU and in Iceland in 2018—almost one out of three—were SUVs. g CO 2 /km).

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Skoda to set up second life battery hubs to power its retailers

Electric Vehicles India

Skoda will use second-hand lithium-ion batteries from its PHEVs and BEV models to power its retailer network. The company has also received 160 pre-orders for the power hubs from its dealers in Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia. This electric SUV is inspired by the Vision iV concept.