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Renault to Produce Electric Fluence in Bursa, Turkey

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Concept will be built in Valladolid, Spain. As at Maubeuge, where the Group will produce electric, petrol and diesel Kangoos, this option will limit the entry price of the program and ensure an industrial fast start, while ensuring top-level quality. The vehicle based on Twizy Z.E. Unveiled as Fluence Z.E.

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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Diesel, used by most HGVs, causes more air pollution per kilometer than other fuels such as petrol. Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. In some regions the cost is also much higher than others.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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All that is dependent on progressing from internal combustion engines not designed for this purpose to engines optimized for use in hybrid power trains. These second generation engines retain piston-driven, internal combustion technology. When supplies commence, production will be outsourced to Spain’s Fagor Ederlan Group.

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Petrol and diesel registrations drop dramatically

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Following poor results in August , the new-car markets of France, Italy and Spain were hoping for better fortunes in September. Both markets saw their internal-combustion engine (ICE) deliveries collapse, contributing to double-digit year-on-year declines. However, Spain also saw big declines in petrol and diesel registrations.

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Hybrids make history and overtake petrol in latest figures

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Does this signal the end of petrol’s reign? The dominance of the internal-combustion engine (ICE) may be at an end. The figures were prevented from dropping further by strong performances in Spain (up 6.3%), Poland (up 6.1%) and the Netherlands (up 5.1%). Then September saw a bounce back, as petrol and diesel both stagnated.

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

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Meanwhile, increases were seen in the next two largest markets of Italy (up 4.7%) and Spain (up 3.4%) in the month. and Spain enjoyed the strongest increase of the four countries at 5.6%. It sat just 1.4pp behind petrol’s market share in July, compared to a 10.4pp gap from 12 months ago. respectively. respectively. respectively.

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

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Italy also posted a sharp decline of 13.4%, while volumes in Spain decreased 6.5%, the country’s first drop since March. Meanwhile, Italy and Spain were up 3.8% Yet, BEV volumes in Denmark jumped by 50.8%, as Portugal (up 9.5%), Spain (up 2.5%) and Poland (1%) posted growth. respectively. Outside of the EU, the UK suffered a 1.3%