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Most European Carmakers Met 2015 CO2 Targets
Europe’s new-car fleet surpassed the EU’s goal of lowering carbon dioxide emissions to no more than 130 g/km in 2015, the European Environment Agency reports.
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Europe’s new-car fleet surpassed the EU’s goal of lowering carbon dioxide emissions to no more than 130 g/km in 2015, the European Environment Agency reports. EEA calculates last year’s fleet average was 119.5 g/km.
But the agency says two companies, Aston Martin and Ferrari, face fines for missing their individual targets. Four other manufacturers—BMW, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford and Opel—must accelerate their pace of improvement to meet their CO2 goals for 2021, according to EEA.
Last year’s cleanest brands were Peugeot (104 g/km), Citroen and Renault (106 g/km) and Toyota (108 g/km). The biggest CO2 emitter was Jaguar Land Rover at 165 g/km.
The overall industry target for 2021 is 95 g/km. To achieve it, carmakers must continue to improve at the current pace, the EEA says. Fines for falling short are based on the amount of excess emissions and the number of vehicles involved.
EEA notes that the gap in average CO2 emissions between diesel- and gasoline-powered new vehicles sold in Europe last year narrowed to 3.1 g/km from 17.1 g/km in 2000.
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