First Commission report on real-world CO2 emissions of cars and vans using data from on-board fuel consumption monitoring devices
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Today, the Commission published its first report on the real-world CO2 emissions of new passenger cars and vans. The report is based on data collected in 2021 from fuel consumption monitors installed on-board of these vehicles.

EDIT clarifications:

  • the article is from the European Commission. This thing comes from a serious study based on hard facts and data.
  • Check this comment by @wooster@startrek.website, who reported the data.
  • Note that plugin hybrids are still better than pure ice, but they were expected to be much better.

It’s not a typo: plug-in hybrids are used, in real word cases, with ICE much more than anticipated.

In the EU, fuel consumption monitoring devices are required on new cars. They studied over 10% of all cars sold in 2021 and turns out they use way more fuel, and generate way more CO2, than anybody thought.

The gap means that CO2 emissions reduction objectives from transport will be more difficult to reach.

Thruth is, we need less cars, not “better” cars.

  • PatFusty@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    This is an odd article. I remember my old college buddies who worked in car emissions told me how they test. They drive different cars around taking samples along hundreds of miles. The article kept iterating that the values are different from what is collected in a lab which I don’t think is true. I also have a feeling there’s a bit of sample bias here but fuck if I know.

    If all is true from the data it just shows that Europeans are not charging their cars appropriately. Could it be that there is no charging infrastructure there? I have a hybrid and I can go months without putting gas in the car…