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02 Aug 2017

New hybrid and e-car registrations more than double in July, compared to last year; diesel down 13 percent

Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)

News registrations of hybrids and e-cars rose 104 and 132 percent respectively in July 2017, compared to the same month last year, writes the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) in a press release. This amounted to about 3 percent of all new passenger car registrations. Diesel cars made up 41 percent, with a decrease of 13 percent compared to the same month last year, and more than half of all new registrations were petrol cars. Average CO₂ emissions rose by 0.4 percent, compared to July 2016. New SUV registrations rose by 24 percent, writes KBA.

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