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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 ...

Audi of America president calls Chevy Volt "a car for idiots," slams electric vehicles Sebastian Blanco

When an automotive executive says something brash and outrageous, we sometimes call it "Going Lutz." The green car world has it's own special phrase – "Going Musk" – and we always look ...

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 ...

Congratulations! Rise in CO2 emissions halved 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Congratulations! You've done it! Your hard work and effort to reduce your carbon footprint last year has paid off and, we would like to think, Planet Earth is just a little bit happier to hear that the worldwide rise in CO2 levels slowed by half in 2008. Now, we understand that just slowing the ...

Lamborghini adds solar power to factory, vows to cut range CO2 35% by 2015 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 year. While those cars are high-powered and consume a lot of fuel per mile driven, Lamborghini ...

New CAFE regulations could cut oil imports by 1.4 million barrels per day 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

This is no brainer: the new CAFE standards can save the U.S. a lot of oil. How much? That's a more difficult question to answer. Suistanable Business took the calculator out and came up with an impressive result: 1.4 million barrels of oil per day by 2020. Just for sake of comparison, that's about ...

UK new car CO2 emissions plummet faster than ever 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

2008 saw the biggest drop ever in CO2 emissions from new vehicles sold in the UK, with a year over year reduction of 4.2 percent. Wtih a fleetwide average of just 158 g/km, cars amount to just 11.5 percent of total UK carbon dioxide emissions. The combination of rapid escalation in fuel prices in ...

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 ...

Germany will go with CO2-based car tax in July 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

. It's been a long, hard fight in the German Reichstag to get to this day. After all kinds of vociferous opposition from the big German automakers, it looks like the German government will finally implement an automobile tax based on a vehicle's CO2-emissions. With this move, which Bloomberg ...

Lexus moves the IS 220d's CO2 emission levels down a notch 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

From 163 g/km last year to 148g/km now, Lexus has upgraded the green credentials of the IS 220d. This vehicle is now more fuel efficient, which makes it all the more interesting for fleet purchasers in the United Kingdom. First of all, the VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) for the car drops to band C, ...

Almost maybe finally definitve: EU to establish 130 g/km CO2 limit 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 a time, found an agreement on CO2 emission limits for car manufacturers. Now it's just a matter of ...

CO2 emissions down by 3.8% so far this year in UK 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the average new car is producing 3.8-percent fewer carbon emissions so far this year than last. Since 1997, the first year that the SMMT began reporting the figure, the overall CO2 emissions are down an amazing 16.4-percent. It's not just ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Cars in Britain producing 13 percent less CO2 than 10 years ago 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We already mentioned that the UK car market is showing a shift towards more fuel efficient cars. SMMT took out a calculator to find out just how much of a change there is. The group's report is filled with interesting highlights. The average car sold in the UK currently produces 13 percent less CO2 ...

Belgian researcher: Almost every single car ad in the EU is illegal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by kadavy. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Europeans don't monkey around when it comes to cigarette warning labels. Large print, simple messages, and impossible to avoid. Apparently, vehicle advertisements need to be a little more clear about the dangers the vehicle poses to the ...

LPG vs Biofuels: Cleaner fuel but more CO2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Most of our readers might not be familiar with LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) but it's a fuel that is very hot in countries like Belgium, Germany, Italy, France and Australia. LPG is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases (propane and/or butane) that is liquefied and then used as a fuel. It is non-toxic and ...

L'EcoComparateur: SNCF's CO2 calculator for your travel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

SNCF, the public French railways company, has - no surprise - a website dedicated to travel. The interesting feature on this website is that it calculates how much CO2 your trip produces depending on the transport method you choose, giving you the choice between plane (including low-cost ...

2007 UK car market CO2 performance numbers released 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

British website cleangreencars.co.uk has released three reports that show the improvements (and the negative numbers) that the UK car industry made from 2006 to 2007. Overall, cars sold in the UK improved the average CO2 production figures by 1.16 percent from 166.32 to 164.39 g/km. As you can see, ...

Cyberaction: Less fumes mean less CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Several Environmental organisations in Europe have launched a campaign to request that the European Commission to implement tougher CO2 emission limits on vehicles. According to their sources, road transport accounts for 25 percent of European emissions and in countries like Spain, it reaches 40 ...

Best UK CO2 car rankings go live 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Starting right about now, the UK's Department for Transport's 'Best on CO2' car rankings are on the air (if you're familiar with Weird Al's UHF, imagine this announcement being made by Stanley Spadowski). Actually, they're just on the 'net, but I still like that movie. Transport Minister Jim ...

Ford Mondeo 2.0L might fall victim to EU CO2 regs 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mid-sized D-Class cars are considered larger cars in the European market and one of the more popular engine sizes in these cars are 2.0L gas engines. With the onset of new EU CO2 emissions limits in the next few years the 2.0L gas engine is expected to become a thing of the past in that class. The ...

Geneva Motor Show: BMW OK with new CO2 standards for cars 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Porsche's CEO may be threating to shutdown production of his vehicles in Europe if new mandatory CO2 emissions standards come into force, but BMW is ready to push ahead. In spite of their reputation as a builder of performance cars, BMW already sells more than forty percent of their vehicles with ...

Plug-in diesels show promise for Europe; why not here? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Given that Europe could tax vehicles based on CO2 emissions, the diesel hybrid is looking good overseas. A regular hybrid, either gas or diesel powered, won't cut the greenhouse gasses enough. You see, CO2 output is directly proportional to the fuel used. Since diesels get better fuel economy, ...

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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