In the transportation sector, refers to regulation that directly limits carbon dioxide emissions from a vehicle, as opposed to restricting those emissions indirectly (through, e.g., fuel economy standards). Examples would include the U.S. EPA 2016 standards for light-duty vehicles, which require LDVs to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250g CO2 per mile, or the EU rules establishing fleet-average emissions targets of 95g CO2 per kilometer for passenger cars and 175g CO2 per kilometer for light commercial vehicles.
This paper compares fuel consumption / CO2 values of passenger cars from different sources and aims at quantifying the discrepancy between laboratory type-approval values and real-world values, including a retrospective analysis for the years 2001-2011 to determine if the gap between the two datasets has increased over time. Potential explanations for the discrepancies found are discussed and possible practical solutions for the future outlined.
A one-hour webinar on the technical and environmental characteristics of the EU passenger car fleet.
A working meeting on cost-effective vehicle technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the European light-duty vehicle fleet.
Analysis of data and assumptions used by AEA and Ricardo in a 2011 report to the European Commission on GHG reduction potential of HDVs in the EU, based on a comparison between HDV technologies offered in the United States and the European Union.
A comprehensive summary and analysis of information on new passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles in Europe for the time period 2001 to 2010.
