Cross-Europe study on consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions in new passenger cars published by EU
Tue 01 June 2010
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A detailed study on the availability and use of CO2 and fuel economy information available on new cars across Europe has been published by the European Union. The study includes cross-country comparisons of consumer labelling of cars and otherwise compares member state responses to the European Directive relating to the availability of consumer information in this context.
The European Union has set target values for CO2 emissions from new passenger cars and made efforts to ensure that information on the CO2 performance of new passenger cars is readily available to citizens. This study examines the implementation of Directive 1999/94/EC relating to availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions with respect to the marketing of new passenger cars.
The report describes the regulatory framework for CO2 emissions and passenger cars, assesses the level of compliance in a number of Member States based on 10 case studies, and gives an overview of stakeholder positions on various aspects of the Directive.
This study also explores the findings of existing research on consumer behaviour and car purchasing and compares various policy issues to be addressed in the forthcoming revision of the Directive and provides the Environment Committee with concrete policy options.
To view the report, please follow one of the associated links.
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