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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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In addition to importing new EV models to Iceland, NLE is also working on developing systems to convert the current internal combustion engine (ICE) car fleet into electric cars. This is what the Project 2012 is all about. —Sighvatur Lárusson, the Chief Operating Officer of NLE.

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

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Manufacturers will have to reduce emissions of their fleet significantly to meet the upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets. of the new vans fleet (2.4% Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of the new van fleet, constituting 94.7% g CO 2 /km) and Cyprus (135.1 grams of CO 2 per kilometer. g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km).

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom. —COP 26 Declaration. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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

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Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of the new van fleet, constituting 94% of registrations in 2019. The latter having, however, a smaller effect on the overall average mass of the vans fleet due to their low number of registrations if compared to diesel-fueled vans. Average emissions were lowest in Cyprus (131.9

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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It shows that average CO 2 emissions from the new car fleet in the EU fell by 2.6 % between 2011 and 2012. Registrations of new cars fell furthest in 2012 in Greece (-41%), Portugal (-38%) and Cyprus (-25%), while at the other end of the scale new cars increased by more than 12% in in Estonia and Hungary.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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To ensure accurate monitoring of the route, journey time and distance driven, the record car has been fitted with a tracking device, provided by fleet telematics and stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker (part of the Tantalum Corporation). This will be judged by an independent witness at the beginning and end of the record attempt.

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