Average co2 (CO2) emissions of brand-new automobiles and vans in Europe dropped in 2022 for the 3rd year in a row, according to provisionary information released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Almost one out of 4 brand-new automobiles signed up in Europe in 2022 was electrical.
The EEA has actually released provisionary information on CO2 emissions from brand-new automobile and vans signed up in Europe in 2022. The information reveal that typical CO2 emissions of the 9.4 million brand-new automobile signed up in Europe in 2022 were 108.2 g CO2/km, around 6 g CO2/km less than in 2021.
The primary driver of this pattern was an ongoing development in the share of electrical car registrations, reaching 23% in 2022. This consists of 13.4% complete electrical automobiles.
About 1 million brand-new vans were signed up in Europe in 2022 with typical emissions of 185.3 g CO2/km, which is around 8 g CO2/km lower than in 2021. The share of electrical vans increased from 3.5% in 2021 to 6.1% in 2022.
About screening vehicle emissions
The CO2 emissions of brand-new automobile and light business automobiles are checked according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) throughout ‘type approval’.
EEA activities
The EEA gathers and routinely provides information on brand-new automobile and vans signed up in Europe, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/631. The information, consisting of details on CO2 emissions and vehicle mass, are reported by all EU Member States, Iceland, and Norway in order to assess the CO2 emission efficiency of the brand-new vehicle fleet.
