According to the data collected from the European Federation for Transport and Environment for its annual analysis, the European car manufacturer that has managed the greatest reduction in average CO2 emissions across its range in 2010 is Volvo.
The study shows that last year, Europe’s eight biggest automakers reduced their average CO2 emissions by 2 to 6 percent. Volvo, on the other hand, managed a 9 percent reduction topping the relative charts thanks to models such as the 99 g/km V50 DRIVe and the 119 g/km V70 DRIVe.
“We are delighted and very proud of this result”, said Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby. Peter Mertens, the company’s senior vice president in charge of research and development, added: “The aim is to come down to an average of 95 g of carbon dioxide per kilometer across our total car sales in 2020. In theory this is totally feasible, but a lot depends on legislation, incentives, energy availability and, of course, customer demand.”
According to the analysis, in 2010, European car manufacturers have indeed succeeded in their goal to reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption in their new models by 2.7% to an average of 140 g/km.
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