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UK new car CO2 emissions fell 3.5% in 2010 and more than 20% since 2000

Green Car Congress

Emissions of new cars in the UK fell 3.5% Average CO 2 emissions from new cars have fallen by more than 20% since 2000. An earlier report by the SMMT showed that average new car CO 2 emissions fell 4.7% Cars in the sub-130 g/km CO 2 category represented almost 40% of the market in 2010 compared with less than 1% in 2000.

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Ford Cut Plant CO2 Emissions By A Third Since 2000; Another Third By 2025 Targeted

Green Car Reports

There''s more to making a car green than just the car itself. Ideally, the whole process of making the car should be as environmentally-friendly as possible too. Ford is doing just that, having cut global carbon dioxide emissions at its plants by over a third since 2000.

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bp opens its first ultra-fast electric truck charging facilities

Electric Cars Report

bp has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks to support the decarbonisation of the sector – where, according to the IEA, tailpipe CO2 emissions have increased on average 2.2% annually since 2000.

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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

Green Car Congress

All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g This increase brings car manufacturers further away from their 2021 targets.

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The Age of the Car is Gone, that of the SUV has succeeded

Cars That Think

And the category itself is splitting up, like an amoeba, into two major subcategories, car SUVs and truck SUVs. Today's SUV driver, however, looks down not on pedestrians but on paupers in mere cars. In 2000, the average U.S. car SUV still emitted annually about 15 percent more CO2 than a car. SUVs took up.

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UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

Green Car Congress

The warning came as a new report published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that the fleet average CO 2 of newly registered cars rose for the first time in 2017, despite vehicles becoming ever more efficient. These ongoing improvements mean average CO 2 is still a third (-33.1%) lower than in 2000.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

Green Car Congress

Cars sold in Europe in 2013 were collectively 4% more efficient than the year before, according to provisional data from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km. million new cars registered in the EU in 2013.

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