German new car CO2 emissions show small fall in 2006
Mon 26 February 2007
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Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars sold in Germany fell by 0.5 percent to 172.5 grams per kilometre in 2006 according to the latest official data. Germany's motor vehicle department, the KBA, said that for the first time cars fuelled by petrol emitted less CO2 than those running on diesel.
Average new car emissions in Germany are above those in most other parts of Europe. The latest data showed that the European average emissions from new cars were around 172.5 g/km. The European industry as a whole agreed to aim for a voluntary target of 140g/km by 2008/9.
The KBA explained the reasons for the relatively poor performance of diesel cars: "This (increase in diesel emissions) cannot in any way be traced back to a deterioration in technology. Rather it is due in particular to larger, heavier and more powerful passenger cars which tend to be equipped with diesel engines," the KBA explained.
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