OUR electromobility by 2027 it will dominate the seven major European car markets, and in some European countries it will be much earlier. At the same time, average carbon dioxide emissions from new cars have already fallen to historic lows.

According to Dataforce, the average amount of carbon dioxide in passenger cars in the first nine months of 2022 was just 113g/km, 3g/km less than the EU target for this year. % of leasing fleet sales and 46% of private car sales are electric vehicles. In addition, 22% of rental car sales and 14% of private sales are plug-in hybrids in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Emissions are especially low in Norway, where this year is just 20 g/km, as the share of electric vehicles exceeds 50%. The Netherlands also made significant progress last year, reducing average emissions per new car from 107g/km in 2021 to 92g/km this year. However, there are countries where emissions are still high, such as Slovakia with 164 g/km.

Reducing emissions is important to manufacturers for fear of heavy fines if they exceed the EU target of 116g/km. The VW Group’s cumulative average is 125g/km, according to Dataforce, due to a decline in electric vehicle production due to significant raw material shortages. However, the production of more electric vehicles and several hybrid vehicles will help the VW Group avoid financial sanctions.

Eventually, according to Dataforce, the VW Group has formed an emissions offset group with several smaller electric vehicle makers, which will cut carbon emissions even further.

Finally, the percentage of diesel cars in Europe today can be considered quite high. But in recent years it has been on the decline and by no means has a larger percentage of the total than electric and hybrid cars.

A source: RES – OIE