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Fiat now the lowest CO2 emitter in Europe

While the Frankfurt Motor Show tries to present us with the future of motoring, the European Federation for Transport and Environment has taken stock of where automakers are today. Fiat and PSA Peugeot-Citroen came out with the lowest average CO2 emissions (138 and 139 grams/kilometer, respectively) while BMW and Mazda were the most improved (down 10.2 and 8.2 percent, respectively). Here are Europe's top ten manufacturers ranked by average 2008 CO2 emissions in g/km (2007 numbers in parenthesis): Fiat 138 (142) PSA Peugeot-Citroen 139 ... Read more →

German luxury car makers could get partial exemption from CO2 rules Sam Abuelsamid

It looks like some carmakers could be awarded a partial "get out of jail free" card for the new national greenhouse gas rules announced by the Obama administration in May. The EPA and NHTSA won't ...

Fiat keeps the low-CO2 crown for second year in a row Xavier Navarro

Last year, Jato Consulting found that Fiat lineup of cars was the lowest CO2-producing line in Europe. Fiat bosses must be smiling, because the same has been found for this model year. Fiat's cars ...

EU parliament passes 130 g/km CO2 limit, industry asks for help Xavier Navarro

Last time we told you about the EU's new CO2 limits, they were almost done. Naturally, the politicians needed a bit more time to discuss them, but now it is official: the EU has new CO2 limits for ...

Almost maybe finally definitve: EU to establish 130 g/km CO2 limit Xavier Navarro

The telenovela story of limiting vehicle emissions in the EU might have finally reached its penultimate chapter. The Parliament and the French President of the European Union have, after far too long ...

EU CO2 limits close to final agreement 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Participants in the EU CO2 limits telenovela discussion might be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Despite industry pressures and the tour de force battle between France and Germany, the European Parliament seems to have reached something that resembles a final agreement, even though ...

We can get down to 130 g/km of CO2 in 2012! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After the long story regarding the future CO2 emission limits in the EU - worthy of a telenovela - it looks like the average will be set at 130 g/km (we'll likely get the final confirmation in December). As for how automakers will go about reaching this goal, there is good news and bad news. The ...

France wants to phase in CO2 limits between 2012 and 2015 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The drama of implementing carbon dioxide emissions limits for European cars continues this week with the latest directional change. This time around, with the French holding the rotating presidency of the European Union, a new proposal has emerged that would see the limits phased in over a ...

European Parliament takes the first step toward stricter CO2 limits 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo of the European Parliament published under the GNU Documentation License A battle has been fought in the European Parliament to establish CO2 emission limits for new cars. The contenders were, on one side, the members of the Industry and Energy Committee; on the other side, the Environmental ...

European parliament scales back CO2 emissions limits 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like European automakers are winning their battle against the proposed European Union limits on automotive CO2 emissions. While the European Commission had proposed a limit of 120 g/km for the vehicle fleet by 2012, manufacturers where claiming the limit was too aggressive. The members of ...

Hey automaker! How's your CO2 quota for the week? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Here's something that could be useful for car makers: a system that calculates a target CO2 figure based on vehicle weight and the European Commission's so-called 'slope of the line' parameter linking weight to target CO2 as well as the variance from the target figure and any resulting financial ...

Who said 130? 120? The EU could ask automakers go down to 95 g/km 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Slovenian rotating president of the EU (commemorative logo pictured above) has proposed a new, very low figure for average fleet CO2 emissions. Instead of going modest and demanding automakers lower their average to 130 g/km by 2012, which is the current proposal, the Slovenian president has ...

New emissions rules may force next gen Saab 9-3 to grow smaller 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Upcoming fuel economy regulations in the U.S. and carbon dioxide emissions limits in Europe appear set to take a bite out of the next generation Saab 9-3. The current 9-3 is derived from GM's Epsilon platform and the new 9-3 was due to come off the Epsilon II that underpins the new Opel Insignia, ...

German automakers emit the most CO2 among European automakers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Transport and Environment, an environmental group based in Brusses, launched a report last Thursay showing that the average CO2 emissions from new cars made by German manufacturers rose in 2006, while French and Italian automakers actually cut emissions from their vehicles. In numbers: new German ...

European CO2 regulations bring suppliers and carmakers together 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With some form of mandatory limits on carbon dioxide sure to come to the European Union in the not too distant future, relations between car makers and suppliers may actually benefit. Over the past two decades, many car-makers have strained relationships with the suppliers as they have pushed ...

Audi CEO favors weight based Euro CO2 limits 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While European manufacturers like Peugeot and Fiat are not thrilled by the latest weight-based CO2 emissions limit proposals, the same cannot be said for Audi CEO Rupert Stadler. Given that Audi's lineup, much like those of fellow Germans Mercedes and BMW, has grown significantly in both mass and ...

Changing taxes to reduce pollution: Spain finally adopting CO2-dependant tax system 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Finally, the Spanish government has announced the tax scheme for the immatriculation tax, a tax paid when a vehicle is purchased. This new scheme, to be started in January 2008, depends on the CO2 emissions of the vehicles and it has lowered significantly the price for some vehicles. Until now, the ...

European carmakers trying to get their story straight on CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Recently the members of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association have had diverging positions on CO2 limits being proposed by the European Union. While most are developing new vehicles to meet the proposed regulations, some like Porsche have gone as far as threatening to leave the ...

European automakers have a long road ahead to meet 2008 CO2 emissions targets 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you've got a favorite European automaker, you can now find out how dirty their cars are. R.L. Polk conducted a study on automakers average CO2 emissions for 2005 vehicles relative to other brands and to their own 1997 cars. The study found that Fiat was emitting the least (139 grams of CO2 per ...


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