Large drop in CO2 emissions for new cars in UK

The average CO2 emissions for new cars in the UK in 2009 dropped by 5.4% from 158.0g/km in 2008 to just 149.5g/km.

This compares with 177.6g/km in 2001, and has been dropping every year since.

This large drop is partly thanks to the scrappage scheme. The average emissions of cars bought through the scrappage scheme so far is a low 133.3g/km, which is 26.8% less than the old, inefficient cars being scrapped.

All of this is good news. Hopefully they will keep on dropping each year in the future as well. The EU has set a target of 130g/km for new car emissions by 2015, and at this rate we should hit it.

More details, including emission rates for each year, can be found on the What Car website.

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