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

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Evolution of taxi drivers, PHV drivers (England), and Uber drivers (London) compared to taxi and PHV CO 2 emissions (UK). This data strongly correlates with a 23% increase in overall CO 2 emissions for the taxi and PHV sector in the UK in the same period. Cars emit 44% of transport emissions; these are still rising.

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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. liter EcoBoost is class-leading in fuel economy and CO 2 emissions in the C-segment for gasoline-engine vehicles, Ford says.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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Regulatory regimes seeking to reduce emissions from transport have largely focused on tailpipe emissions—i.e., 2013 found that the ratio of non-exhaust to exhaust particles is strongly increasing in the last two decades, due to exhaust emission reductions. Further, a 2013 review by Denier van der Gon et al. earlier post ).

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In Europe, Ford introduces Mondeo hybrid wagon, 2.0L EcoBlue diesel for Mondeo

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Ford revealed the enhanced Mondeo—including a new Hybrid Wagon variant for the first time—at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium. Combined with the benefits of a low CO 2 petrol engine we expect the Hybrid to account for up to 50 percent of sales. 150 PS, delivering from an anticipated 118 g/km CO 2 emissions and from 4.5

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EU registrations dip continues

Baua Electric

Europes new-car market struggled in February, with petrol and diesel registrations the culprit once again. It set out a roadmap to relax the CO 2 emissions regulation timetable on new cars. Previously, manufacturers were required to reach an average emission level no higher than 93.6g/km km across their fleets.

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

Baua Electric

Looking at the remaining five-digit total markets, both Belgium and Sweden saw registrations decline by 20.3%. However, other six-figure markets were not so positive, namely Sweden (down 7.8%), Belgium (down 3.3%), the Netherlands (down 3.2%) and Ireland (down 0.9%). Belgium surged 41.3%, while the Netherlands enjoyed a rise of 4.5%.

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Do EU registration figures show a shift in buyer preferences?

Baua Electric

September saw hybrids, made up of full hybrids (HEVs) and mild hybrids (MHEVs), overtake petrol to lead ACEAs EU monthly figures for the first time. This trend continued across the final quarter of the year, presenting a real challenge to petrol, the current market leader. In contrast, petrol registrations declined 20.9%

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