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

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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% 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.

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

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. However, the combined share of PHEVs and BEVs in all car sales remains low (2% compared to 1.5% The combined shares of PHEV and BEV sales were highest in Iceland (15%), Sweden (8.4%) and the Netherlands (6.8%).

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

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Skoda to set up second life battery hubs to power its retailers. Skoda will use second-hand lithium-ion batteries from its PHEVs and BEV models to power its retailer network. It will install power hubs across all its retailer network which is made from lithium-ion batteries sourced from its old electric vehicles.

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PSA Group outlines powertrain production strategy: gasoline PHEVs, EVs and next-gen diesel and gasoline engines

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In addition, to increase its capacity to produce three-cylinder gasoline engines and move production as close to consumers as possible, PSA Group will install an EB module at the Trnava, Slovakia plant in 2019. This will enable it to meet rising demand for gasoline engines on entry-level vehicles.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

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Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) contributed heavily to this slump. PHEVs in a panic? decline, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were the third-worst performing powertrain in August. The poor PHEV performance was fuelled by a 56.9% Germany, the biggest PHEV market, also dropped 6.8%. year on year in August. With a sharp 22.3%

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

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PHEVs poor performance In contrast to hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were the worst-performing powertrain in July. PHEVs accounted for 6.8% Germany, the only five-digit PHEV market in the month, saw volumes grow 3.2%. Across the first seven months of 2024, a total of 449,702 PHEVs took to EU roads, down 4.1%

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Hyundai Motor to integrate green energy into Charge myHyundai service in Europe

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When charged with renewable energy, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) such as IONIQ 5 produce up to 81% lower well-to-wheel lifecycle emissions compared to a normal ICE vehicle, according to a 2021 study from the International Council of Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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