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The final data shows that the average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, measured in laboratory tests, of new passenger cars registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 were 120.8 grams of CO₂ per kilometre, which is below the target of 130 g CO₂/km that applied until 2019. However, average emissions increased by over 2 g CO₂/km compared to 2017.

The average CO₂ emissions of new vans sold in the EU and Iceland in 2018 was 157.9 grams per kilometre, which is below the target of 175 g CO₂/km that applied until 2019. For the first time, average emissions of vans increased year-to-year. They were almost 2 g CO₂/km higher in 2018 than in 2017.

With the stricter EU fleet-wide targets of 95 g CO₂/km for cars and 147 g CO₂/km for vans entering into effect from this year, manufacturers will have to improve the fuel efficiency of their fleet and accelerate the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles. In addition, this should be accompanied by the necessary investments in recharging infrastructure and other incentive schemes in Member States.

The increase in average CO₂ emissions for new passenger cars between 2017 and 2018 was affected by two main market trends:

• The shift away from diesel to petrol cars continued in 2018, with the diesel car share decreasing by 9 percentage points. In 2018, 60% of the new fleet consisted of petrol cars while diesel cars represented 36%.
• At the same time, a segment shift took place towards larger and heavier sport utility vehicles (SUVs) powered by petrol. Between 2017 and 2018, the market share of SUVs increased from 29% up to 35%.

New registrations of zero- and low- emission cars increased in 2018 but represented only around 2% of new car registrations, compared to 1.5% in 2017. Some 150 000 battery electric vehicles (BEV) and 150 000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) were registered, which is around 50 % and 24% more than in 2017 respectively.

The increase in average CO₂ emissions of new vans in 2018 compared to 2017 was affected by a combination of different factors, including an increase of the average vehicle mass (+1%), of the average engine capacity (+1%) and of vehicle size (average wheelbase +1.4%). Diesel vehicles continue to make up the vast majority of the new vans fleet (94.7%), but the share of petrol vans has increased by 1.2%. In addition, the share of zero- and low-emission vans in 2018 remained at the same level as in 2017 (1.7 %).

Read more:

• EEA news release
• Reducing CO₂ emissions from passenger cars
• Reducing CO₂ emissions from vans