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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 →

Ferrari, Alpina lead supercar race to not-quite-as-high CO2 levels Sebastian Blanco

CO2 emission numbers for cars from companies like Ferrari and Aston Martin are, to a Prius or clean diesel fan, pretty much a joke. Bentleys, for example, average over 400 grams of CO2 per ...

STUDY: Cash For Clunkers not exactly a bargain, emissions reduction costs 10x more than carbon credits Sebastian Blanco

The Cash For Clunkers (C.A.R.S.) program has been a big success. No question there. But one of the stated reasons for the program is to reduce emissions. Getting low-mpg vehicles off the road in ...

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 ...

Lamborghini adds solar power to factory, vows to cut range CO2 35% by 2015 Sam Abuelsamid

In the grand scheme of things, the facilities and products of Lamborghini don't really amount to a hill of beans. After all, the company only has one main factory that produces a few thousand cars a ...

EPA proposes mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions report for automakers, big emitters 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers, fuel suppliers and engine builders would be among the organizations that would have to submit annual reports on their CO2 (and other greenhouse gas) emissions to the EPA, should a new proposed rule go through. In all, the 13,000 facilities that account for 85-90 percent of the GHGs ...

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 ...

Jaguar and Land Rover hiring 600 to cut CO2 emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that Jaguar and Land Rover are no longer part of the Ford family, they can't rely on the engineers in Dearborn to provide them with technology they need to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The new owners from Tata also don't have that expertise in house. With CO2 emissions limits coming ...

Greenhouse gas info will soon be featured on new cars 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Hoping consumers will make greener choices while shopping for new cars, two states require disclosure of how much global-warming gas the vehicles emit. Connecticut just joined California in insisting that window stickers display the numbers. Jim Motavalli of E-The Environmental Magazine says most ...

Is carbon trading obscene? Kevin Smith of Carbon Trade Watch thinks so 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Growing faster than smoke from a tall brick chimney at a busy factory, carbon trading (which includes carbon offsetting, something we write about here on AutoblogGreen a lot) has become a verifiable trend with news out every other day it seems about journalists or bands who want to invest in wind ...


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