CO2 performance of new passenger cars in Europe

After a slight increase in the period 2017-2019, average CO₂ emissions measured during type approval from all new passenger cars registered in Europe fell by 12% in 2020. This is by far the greatest annual decrease in emissions since monitoring began in 2010. It was triggered by a surge in zero and low-emitting vehicle registrations, which reached 11.6% of the fleet in 2020. Most individual car manufacturers and pools met their binding targets. Achieving the proposed zero emissions target for all new cars by 2035 will demand sustained emission reductions in the years to come. Read more here...