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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. million passenger vehicles in a year.

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EEA: 3/4 of EU urban population exposed to toxic air as governments fail to cut emissions

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Most Europeans living in cities are still breathing air that is dangerous to their health, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA) in a new report ; governments are not doing enough to cut toxic emissions at source, campaigners warn. Their delay is costing us our health and a safe environment.

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American and European Standards organizations agree to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on standards for electric vehicles

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The event brought together technical experts from industry, government, and other stakeholders to compare and discuss standardization priorities for electric vehicles (EVs) outlined in the October 2011 Report of the CEN-CENELEC Focus Group on European Electro-Mobility and the April 2012 Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 1.0,

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TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure

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To bolster the industry transition to the software-based car, we are bringing in senior experts and managers that deeply understand both: agile thinking and complex OEM processes. we will substantially contribute to the main concern of the overall industry: the platform first approach. In the area of Car.OS

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A new way out for domestic and foreign enterprises, charging pile and outdoor advertising

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ChargeEuropa, a foreign company specializing in electric vehicle charging networks, also sensed the potential of charging pile advertising, and deployed electric vehicle charging advertising piles in Poland and Croatia. The construction of charging stations in Poland and Croatia is still in its infancy.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Thus, while many EV consumers may have high levels of education and be passionate about the environment, within the perspective of a country such individuals still represent a tiny portion of the overall population. This, they suggest, could be because national EV markets were so small relative to overall automobile sales.