01.07.2022
The results of the first test series 2022 with updated and improved evaluation
5 stars: Audi Q4 e-tron electric
2.5 stars: Hyundai Bayon hybrid, Renault Kangoo TCe 130 and VW Caddy 1.5 l TSI
2 stars: Peugeot 308 1.2 I PureTech
1 star: Gasoline-powered Genesis GV70
In the first test of 2022, among the six cars analyzed, only the Audi Q4 e-tron achieved the maximum score, 5 stars, and, as foreseen in the new protocol, it qualified for additional evaluation tests. Good scores were obtained in all three assessment categories (harmful emissions, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions). It is a fully electric model with zero tailpipe emissions and a highly efficient powertrain. Some critical issues only in tests in a cold environment and on the motorway.
The VW Caddy gets 2.5 stars, but its “Clean Air Index” would have been higher if there had been better control of ammonia emissions.
The Renault Kangoo, with the same score, was penalized due to its high energy consumption and high production of greenhouse gases.
Genesis’s powerful luxury SUV, the GV70, failed to achieve good results, only 1 star, due to high fuel consumption and inadequate control of harmful emissions.
In 2022 the Green NCAP assessment criteria received an update, the test protocols and classification scheme were adjusted to better adapt to rapidly changing technologies and “new” sustainability trends.
“Until now, our evaluations have only concerned those from tank to wheel – said the technical director of the program, Aleksandar Damyanov – while the new procedure of Green NCAP is based on a Well-to-Wheel + evaluation, more complete, to which we adds that relating to greenhouse gas emissions “.
“The new Well-to-Wheel + classification, including greenhouse gas emissions, provides a much more realistic assessment of the environmental impact of cars, of all types of engines, combustion, electric or hybrid – said Damyanov. With this new approach, we hope to make it clear that for a car it is not only important to emit and consume little, but that the entire construction process must be sustainable. This is why we are working on a new holistic methodology based on the life cycle (Life Cycle Assessment – LCA), of which we have recently provided some advances “.