Energy Saving Trust channels
Top shortcut links
Main navigation starts here
You are here:
Average carbon dioxide emissions from new vehicles in the UK are nearly five per cent lower than last year.
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed a 4.7 per cent drop in average emissions rates of vehicles registered in the first six months of 2010.
At the same time, registrations of alternatively fuelled cars were found to have doubled.
Paul Everitt, chief executive of the SMMT, commented: "Continued vehicle manufacturer efforts to improve fuel efficiency and cut emissions has further reduced average carbon dioxide output during a better than anticipated first half of 2010."
He added that the remainder of the year could be "challenging", but "all manufacturers are committed to offering ever more efficient products through the introduction of increasingly efficient engines and alternative technologies".
The figures follow news that the government is to fund six new gas refuelling and electric vehicle recharging infrastructure projects around the UK.
Posted by Mark Stephens
Find out more about alternative fuels
For more information please see:
For regular email updates please submit your email address below.
Call 0800 512 012 for free, independent and local energy saving advice
Click here to request a call back from your local advice centre.
Latest News