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Lithuania's new alternative fuel vehicle numbers remain among lowest in EU
BC, Vilnius, 08.02.2016.
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Print versionNew alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) registrations in Lithuania almost doubled in 2015, but their number remained among the lowest in the European Union, figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) showed on Monday, cites LETA/BNS.
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A total of 326 new electric vehicles, hybrid cars and natural gas powered cars were registered in Lithuania in 2015, up 97.6% from 165 in 2014.
Bulgaria last year was the only country to record a lower number, at 21 units.
New AFV registrations in Latvia declined by 39.3% over the year to 382 and Estonia posted a 29.7% drop to 429 units.
In the fourth quarter year-on-year, new AFV registrations rose by 2.2% to 46 in Lithuania, slumped down by 64% to 97 in Latvia and fell by 26.8% to 104 in Estonia.
Across the EU, new AFV registrations rose by 20% to 582,100 in the full year 2015 and were up by 21.1% to 164,700 units in the fourth quarter.
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