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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. The EU formally approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine vehicles by 2035 in an attempt to accelerate consumers’ choice of electric powertrains. I’d love to hear from you!

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Most powerful Land Rover Defender Octa to debut this year

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litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine sourced from BMW that powers the Range Rover lineup including the Sport SV. litre twin-turbo V8 engine The Defender Octa will be the new range-topping model in the off-roader’s lineup. JLR won’t reveal specifications as yet but the Defender Octa is expected to get the 4.4-litre

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

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The gap to petrol shortened too, going from 11.8pp one year ago to 5.5pp. This was almost 5pp ahead of the internal-combustion engine ( ICE ) market. France (down 23.9%), Slovakia (down 22.8%), Austria (down 19.7%), Portugal (down 18%), Croatia (down 12.9%) and Spain (down 11.6%) also endured double-digit decreases.

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

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Other five-digit markets that struggled were Belgium (down 46.8%), Portugal (down 27.5%), Sweden (down 16.8%) Slovakia (down 5.6%) Austria (down 2.3%) and the Czech Republic (down 1.4%). Puzzling Petrol Petrol did not fare much better than its internal combustion engine (ICE) counterpart in August. Volumes dropped 17.1%

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The EU’s 2035 petrol ban receives pushback from five countries

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Several European countries, including Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania are pushing to delay the EU’s potential ban on combustion engine powertrains in 2035. This news comes shortly after a public statement from the German Finance minister saying that Germany will oppose the 2035 combustion engine ban.

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