Car emissions declining

Your Say Comments: 1 Join the discussion New car emissions are falling fast enough to meet EU targets for first time as buyers turn away from gas-guzzling vehicles. Average CO2 emissions for new cars now stands at 156.6g/km – that’s 7.4g/km less than a year ago, according to research by Clean Green Cars. If this rate of decline continues, average new car CO2 emissions will fall below the EU’s proposed 130g/km target by 2012. That’s something the car-makers had previously argued was impossible. The research suggests that this drop is not being driven by legislation, but by the gloomy economic conditions.... [read full story]