Volvo’s DRIVe line leads European CO2 reductions
Volvo is setting the standard when it comes to reductions in CO2, according to the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E).
With eight of Europe’s largest manufacturers cutting the CO2 output of their vehicles by between 2-6%, Volvo has led the way by hacking their carbon emissions by a whopping 9%. The news was published in the sixth annual analysis conducted by T&E.
Stefan Jacoby [pictured], President and CEO of the Volvo Car Corporation, attributed much of this achievement to the brand’s DRIVe range.
“We are delighted and very proud of this result,” he said. “We are following our ambitious plan which puts the spotlight on cutting carbon dioxide emissions.”
Two of the most popular DRIVe models include the V50 [pictured below] with emissions of 99g/km and the V70 with 119g/km.
“The aim is to come down to an average of 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre across our total car sales in 2020,” added Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development at the Volvo Car Corporation.
“In theory that is entirely feasible, but a lot depends on developments in legislation, incentives, energy availability and of course customer demand.
“In addition, the EU intends to introduce a new method for calculating carbon dioxide, and this too will impact our plan.”
The report published late September revealed that the average figure for CO2 emissions on new cars sold last year dropped by 3.7% to 140g/km.
Fiat, Toyota and Peugeot-Citroen were found to have Europe’s cleanest fleets in terms of CO2 while Daimler reported the worst average in carbon emissions. Honda and Mazda also went the wrong, increasing their average CO2 emissions by 0.6% and 0.3% respectively.
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