Průměrné automobilové emise CO2 dosáhly loni už cíle roku 2015

Nové automobily prodané v roce 2014 emitují v průměru o 2,6% méně emisí CO2, než ty, které se prodaly v roce 2013. Průměrná úroveň emisí nového vozu byla 123,4 g oxidu uhličitého (CO2) na kilometr, přičemž cíl pro rok 2015 činí 130 g CO2 na kilometr. Od roku 2010, kdy se začalo s monitoringem, se emise CO2 snížily o 17 g na jeden kilometr (12%). Další cíl, který budou muset výrobci automobilů splnit do roku 2021, činí 95 g CO2 / km. Informace zveřejnila Evropská agentura pro životní prostředí (EEA). Agentura však dodává, že byť průměrná hodnota byla splněna před termínem, zatím ještě nebylo potvrzeno, zda různí výrobci splnily své specifické roční cíle. EEA zveřejní konečné údaje na podzim.

Další informace:

• A total of 12.5 million new cars were registered in 2014, the first overall increase since 2007. Registrations increased in all EU Member States compared to 2013, except for Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.

• A new car sold in 2014 emitted on average 123.4 grammes of g CO₂/km, significantly below the 2015 target of 130 g CO₂/km. Europe had already reached its 2015 target by 2013, two years ahead of schedule.

• Average emissions levels in 2014 were below 130 g CO₂/km in 17 of the 28 Member States.
• Significantly more efficient models were bought in the pre-2004 EU Member States compared to the newer EU Member States. The most efficient cars were bought in the Netherlands (107 g CO₂/km), Greece (108 g CO₂/km) and Portugal (109 g CO₂/km), while the least efficient cars were bought in Estonia (141 g CO₂/km), followed by Latvia (140 g CO₂/km) and Bulgaria (136 g CO₂/km).

• Diesel vehicles remain the most sold vehicles in Europe, constituting 53 % of sales. Countries with high proportions of diesel sales include Ireland (74 %), Luxembourg (72 %), Portugal (71 %), Spain (66 %), France and Greece (64 %), Croatia (63 %) and Belgium (62 %).

• Despite minor fluctuations in the past, the fuel efficiency of petrol cars has been catching up with that of the more fuel-efficient diesel cars in recent years. The average emissions gap between petrol and diesel is currently below 3 g CO₂/km, around one seventh of the gap in 2000.

• Around 38 000 electric vehicles were registered in 2014, up by 57 % compared to 2013. The largest number of registrations was recorded in France (more than 10 700 vehicles), Germany (around 8 500 vehicles) and the UK (around 6 700 vehicles). Nevertheless, electric vehicles continue to constitute only a very small fraction of new registrations (0.3 %).