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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. In 2012, Estonia mined 15.86 Different that shale oil—i.e.,

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2023 EV registrations in Europe surpass two million units, setting new record – Charged EVs

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Diesel cars still sold slightly more.) Purchasing a vehicle has become more expensive, and attitudes to ownership continue to change.” However, market share also grew in emerging EV markets including Slovenia (which saw an increase from 5% in 2022 to 9% in 2023), Estonia (3.4% of total market share. to 6.8%) and Latvia (6.6%

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The figures also show that customer incentives for purchasing ECVs, and especially their monetary value, differ greatly across Europe. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland. Lowest ECV market share in EU in 2016. ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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For the second successive year, the share of diesel vehicle sales declined and in 2016 fell below 50% of new sales—the lowest share of new sales since 2009 according to the official statistics. However, diesel cars still remain the most sold vehicle type in the EU representing 49.4%

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JRC report finds electric vehicles in Europe on the way to full-scale commercialization

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12,613 diesel PHEV. The Netherlands and France have the highest number of electric vehicle registrations in the period 2010-2014, while the Netherlands and Estonia have the largest shares of registered EVs on the passenger car market – between 1% and 2%. This breaks down to: 86,230 BEV. 67,300 PHEV and REV.

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

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Two separate reports highlight the ongoing improvement in vehicle technologies and the growing trend toward consumers purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles in the US and in Europe. l/100 km) and who intend to purchase a vehicle in the future, expect a seven mpg increase, or to get 31 mpg (7.6 Source: CFA. Click to enlarge.

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