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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

Green Car Congress

g of CO 2 /km reduction (-1.2%) compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade. million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015. Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Slovenia / 156 / 156 / 11. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Spain / 148 / 153 / 6. Poland / 153 / 154 / 7.

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