Europe
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Paris plans to ban older cars from its city center beginning July 1.
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Electric-car interest in France spikes due to gas shortage
French drivers are showing more interest in electric cars because of a fuel shortage.
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Madrid to get world's largest electric taxi fleet of Nissan Leafs
A Madrid taxi company will receive 110 Nissan Leaf taxis.
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50,000th Nissan Leaf electric car built in U.K. plant
Nissan's Sunderland plant recently built its 50,000th Leaf electric car.
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In Paris, cars compete with other transit modes (and often lose)
Paris offers a variety of transportation options beyond cars.
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for January-March 2016
The Nissan Leaf surpassed the Renault Zoe in European sales by the end of March 2016.
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Several companies combine to develop technology to add electric motors to the rear axles of small city cars.
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As VW pledges more electric cars, it supports biofuels as alternative
Are there many different ways to reduce the carbon associated with road vehicles? Or are electric vehicles the best and only viable way to proceed? That's the debate at the heart of two different reports on Volkswagen's recent actions in Europe this week. DON'T MISS: VW settlement with EPA...
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50,000th Renault Zoe electric car delivered (after 200,000 Nissan Leafs)
The Renault Zoe recently passed 50,000 sales.
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Netherlands joins Norway in plans to end new gas, diesel car sales (updated)
A proposal by the Dutch Labor Party would end sales of internal-combustion cars in 2025.
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U.K. electric-car sales finally take off after long lag
U.K. electric-car sales hit record highs in the first quarter of 2016.
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While U.S. plug-in sales were flat last year, rest of world soared
U.S. electric-car sales decreased slightly last year, but they increased in China, Europe, Japan, and Canada.
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Deutsche Post plans to start production of electric vans designed by a startup it acquired in 2014.
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Would Tesla want a former nuclear plant as a French factory? Government offers it up
The French government wants Tesla to use the site of a nuclear power plant for a European factory.
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European electric and plug-in hybrid sales for January-February 2016
The Renault Zoe leads European electric-car sales so far in 2016.
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European VW diesel update halted, lower fuel economy at fault?
A Volkswagen diesel recall in Germany was halted, and reports say it's because the update may lower fuel economy.
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Dyson electric car plans revealed by U.K. government filings
The U.K. government is helping to fund a Dyson electric-car project, documents reveal.
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Chevy Bolt EV To Be Sold In Europe As Opel Ampera-E Electric Car
The Opel Ampera-e should be mechanically identical to the Chevrolet Bolt EV.
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Tesla Model X deliveries in China will apparently start before Europe.
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EU Commission Accepts 'Flawed' Emission Rules For On-Road Testing
New European emissions-testing rules would allow carmakers to exceed legal limits of nitrogen oxides.
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U.K. Plant To Assemble Larger Battery Packs For Next Nissan Leaf
Nissan said yesterday it will invest £26.5 million ($37.9 million) in its battery plant in Sunderland, England, to produce "advanced" battery cells for the next-generation Leaf electric car. The announcement may end rumors that Nissan would outsource production of lithium-ion cells and...
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Euro Parliament Rebuffs Carmakers' Request To Exceed Emission Limits
The European Parliament voted against proposed emissions rules that would have given automakers significant leeway to exceed legal limits.
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VW's European Efficiency Issue: Only 'Slight Deviations' On 9 Cars
Volkswagen says a previously-reported issue with fuel-economy figures is less significant than originally thought.
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Hyundai Supplies Five Tucson Fuel Cell Taxis To Paris Fleet
Five Hyundai fuel-cell vehicles will enter taxi service in Paris.
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