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Stellantis considers taking zero-emission production out of the UK

Teslarati

Stellantis threatened to take electric vehicle production out of the United Kingdom. The legacy automaker claims that the UK’s EV sales target for zero-emission vehicles is too high. The UK launched a new zero-emission vehicle mandate, requiring every automaker to comply.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

Green Car Congress

Fifteen countries have agreed to work together toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. The Global Agreement on Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses builds on previous action and ambition from key government leaders, including (but not limited to) California and the Netherlands.

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EEA final data shows average car CO2 emissions in Europe kept increasing in 2019

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Average emissions from new passenger cars in Europe increased for the third consecutive year in 2019, reaching 122.3?grams million new cars were registered in 2019 in the EU, Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and about 38% of these were SUVs. In 2019, average CO 2 emissions from all new cars reached 122.3

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

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But things aren’t quite as simple as that in the United Kingdom. Under the new rules, its 230g/km CO2 emissions place it in the top BIK taxation group of 37 [percent]. Dumbed down to the simplest explanation, that amount of taxes owed equates to a combination of income, vehicle price and carbon-dioxide emissions.

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

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 For the first time, the average CO 2 emissions from new vans also increased. g CO 2 /km.

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Stellantis CEO says U.S. and UK elections next year may slow EV sales

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and the United Kingdom (UK) next year, warning that the political climates could play a role in the sale of electric vehicles (EVs). Stellantis was also targeted by historic United Auto Workers (UAW) strikes in the U.S. More recently, 2035 targets for gas car sales bans have also been passed in the U.S.

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Nissan LEAF global sales reach 100,000 units

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Nissan LEAF global sales have reached the 100,000 mark; the 100,000 th unit is being bought by a customer in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in December 2010 Nissan has seen the pace of sales increase consistently and 2013 was a record year.

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