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Fleet emissions in Europe are dropping significantly - except for vans

For passenger cars, the European Environment Agency (EEA) reported a positive development for 2020 with a sharp decrease of twelve percent to 107.8 gCO2/km. However, there is stagnation and a negligible share of electric vehicles among vans.

Not shelf warmers: Electric cars like the VW ID.3 and previously the e-Golf are bringing electrification to the masses and massively helping manufacturers reduce their fleet emissions. | Photo: VW
Not shelf warmers: Electric cars like the VW ID.3 and previously the e-Golf are bringing electrification to the masses and massively helping manufacturers reduce their fleet emissions. | Photo: VW
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Johannes Reichel

According to the latest data from the European Environment Agency (EEA), fleet emissions for newly registered cars have dropped significantly in the past year. According to the statistics, CO2 emissions decreased by 12 percent to 107.8 gCO2/km. The environmental umbrella organization Transport & Environment (T&E) attributes the sharp decline to strict EU targets that forced manufacturers to reduce their climate impact. However, stricter regulations will be necessary from 2025 to ensure that all newly sold vehicles are "zero-emission vehicles" by 2035.

"Just two years ago, new car emissions were rising, but the sharp decline last year shows that car manufacturers have responded to the CO2 standards. Some have even committed to full electrification; however, stricter CO2 standards will be necessary to ensure that the entire industry phases out combustion engines by 2035," said Lucien Mathieu, road vehicles and e-mobility analyst at T&E.

The European Union will present new CO2 targets on July 14. The NGO recommends that the EU set a higher target for 2025 and also establish a binding interim target for 2027. All petrol and diesel vehicles should be phased out by 2035 at the latest. Despite the joy over the right trend, the NGO pointed out that in the light commercial vehicle sector, emissions from new vans have only decreased by 1.5 percent to 157.7 gCO2/km. Additionally, the share of electric models amounted to only 2.3 percent in 2020. According to the environmental NGO's view, the targets are so weak that most van manufacturers could meet them without having to sell a single electric vehicle. The upcoming regulation gives the EU a unique opportunity to tighten the targets and finally boost the market ramp-up of electrically powered vans.

Translated automatically from German.
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