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Study: Automakers Can Meet Europe’s CO2 Goal
European regulators should not ease carbon dioxide emission standards because the region's carmakers are on track to meet 2015 and 2020 targets, according to the Brussels-based European Federation for Transport and Environment.
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European regulators should not ease carbon dioxide emission standards because the region's carmakers are on track to meet 2015 and 2020 targets, according to the Brussels-based European Federation for Transport and Environment.
The European Commission has set goals that would result in a regional new-car fleet average of 130 g/km by 2015 and 95 g/km by 2020. An analysis by the environmental advocacy group indicates the industry cut CO2 emissions by 4 g/km to 136 g/km last year.
T&E says six of Europe's seven highest-volume carmakers lowered their CO2 averages by at least 2% last year
The group notes that Fiat (119 g/km fleet average), Toyota (127 g/km) and PSA (127 g/km) have already achieved their 2015 emission targets. Each manufacturer has a different goal determined by the weight of the cars it produces in a given year.
By extrapolating performance since 2000, T&E concludes that it will be relatively easy for PSA, Toyota and Fiat to meet Europe's 95 g/km goal for 2020. It also praises Ford, General Motors, Suzuki and Volkswagen for accelerating their rates of improvement in recent years.
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