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Slight increase in average CO2 emissions from new cars sold in Europe in 2017, while CO2 emissions from new vans continue to decrease
04/04/2019The EU fleet average of CO2 emissions of new vehicles in 2017 stayed well below the applicable target, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency. However, for the first time, average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars were slightly higher than in the previous year. For vans, the decreasing trend continued.
The data shows that the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, measured in laboratory tests, of a new car sold in the EU in 2017 was 118.5 grams of CO2 per kilometre, which is 0.4 grams per km higher than in 2016. Emissions remained below the current target of 130 g/km, which applies since 2015.
Since monitoring began in 2010, average emissions of new cars in the EU have fallen by 22 grams of CO2 per kilometre – a 15.5% decrease. However, manufacturers will have to..