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Zero-emission trucks: Industry and environmentalists call for binding targets for infrastructure

Brussels, 14 April 2021 – Truck makers and environmentalists have joined forces to push for the deployment of 11,000 charging points for electric trucks across the EU by 2025, rising to 42,000 by 2030. The...

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Fuel types of new buses: electric 6.1%, hybrids 9.5%, diesel 72.9% market share in 2020

Brussels, 30 March 2021 – Overall in 2020, 72.9% of all new medium and heavy buses (over 3.5 tonnes) registered in the European Union ran on diesel, down almost 10 percentage points from 2019. At the same...

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Fuel types of new vans: diesel 92.4%, electric 2.0%, hybrids 0.9% market share in 2020

Brussels, 19 March 2021 – In 2020, diesel remained the most popular fuel for new light commercial vehicles in the European Union, accounting for 92.4% of the van market. Although the coronavirus pandemic...

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Fuel types of new trucks: diesel 96.5%, electric 0.4%, alternative fuels 2.9% market share in 2020

Brussels, 12 March 2021 – In 2020, diesel still dominated EU truck registrations in terms of market share (96.5%), while petrol made up only 0.1% of total demand last year. Electrically-chargeable vehicles...

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Electric vehicles: Helping consumers identify the right recharging option with standardised labels

Brussels, 1 March 2021 – A brand new harmonised set of labels for electric vehicles and charging stations will start to be used throughout Europe as of 20 March this year, in line with the requirements of...

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EU should target 1m EV public chargers by 2024, say carmakers, environmentalists and consumer groups

Brussels, 11 February 2021 – Carmakers, environmentalists and consumer groups are calling on the EU to set ambitious targets per country for the deployment of electric vehicle charging points. In a common...

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Fuel types of new cars: electric 10.5%, hybrid 11.9%, petrol 47.5% market share full-year 2020

Brussels, 4 February 2021 – In the fourth quarter of 2020, nearly one in six passenger cars registered in the European Union was an electrically-chargeable vehicle (16.5%). Stimulus packages introduced by...

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EU car sales: COVID recovery expected to start in 2021, auto industry says

Brussels, 3 February 2021 – After a year that saw the sharpest drop ever in EU car sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) forecasts that 2021 will...

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Zero-emission trucks: 100-fold increase needed in EU fleet, new data shows

Brussels, 20 January 2021 – A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that there are currently 6.2 million medium and heavy commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the...

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All new trucks sold must be fossil free by 2040, agree truck makers and climate researchers

Brussels/Potsdam, 15 December 2020 – In an unprecedented science-backed statement, Europe’s truck manufacturers have concluded that by 2040 all new trucks sold need to be fossil free in order to reach...

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