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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. The top 5 countries with the highest motor tax revenues are: Germany ? United Kingdom ?

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Renault Rafale midsize SUV to have as much as 300 hp, four wheel drive

Baua Electric

Just like the Austral and Espace, it is going to be inbuilt Palencia, Spain. liter three-cylinder gas engine with 130 hp blended with 50 kilowatt electrical force motor and a smaller 25 kw starter/generator. Each electrical motors are connected to the clutchless gearbox. It is going to achieve the marketplace in spring 2024.

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JATO: new car CO2 emissions rise for the first time in a decade in Europe; diesel down, gasoline up, SUVs up

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Diesel demand fell by double-digits in Germany and the UK, and in France and Spain it fell by 5.4% The correlation between the decline in demand for diesel cars and the increase in CO 2 emissions was most evident in Europe’s largest markets. respectively. As a result, average CO 2 emissions increased in all of these car markets.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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At the Paris Motor Show, Carlos Ghosn and Dieter Zetsche said that the strategic partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is maturing as it enters its seventh year in 2016. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Electric bus wins: BYD in Nottingham, Irizar in Bilbao

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The city of Bilbao, Spain is adding two new electric Irizar i2e buses. The electric buses achieve a range of more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) and include sodium-nickel batteries that provide power to the electric motor, resulting in a nominal torque of 1500N·m and 180 kW of power. Irizar in Bilbao. passenger-kilometer.

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Volvo Trucks enters LNG truck segment in India, fuel technology ‘first step’ towards its 2040 carbon neutrality target – ET Auto

Baua Electric

With this development, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles ( VECV ), the 50:50 joint venture (JV) between Volvo Trucks and Eicher Motors, claims to have reached a unique position. Volvo claims the LNG truck emits 20% less CO2 compared to equivalent diesel-run trucks, and there’s no CO2 emission if BioLNG is used to power the trucks.

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Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

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A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. 6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.