Shift to SUVs holds back car CO2 reductions

[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]Heavier cars require more energy to move so burn more fuel. Fuel use and CO₂ emissions are directly linked.

Arne Richters, programme manager for clean cars at T&E said:
“This report shows that cars are getting heavier again. After a drop in average weight linked to government subsidies which favoured cheaper, smaller cars, the SUVisation of the EU fleet is back. And that is no surprise as EU rules favour heavier cars by allowing them to emit more CO₂. That needs to change. The EU should be favouring more efficient saloons, estates and hatchbacks rather than encouraging gas guzzling, tall and heavy SUVs. Promoting heavier cars is holding back CO₂ reductions.”