Written question asked by Lord Berkeley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Monday, 26 October 2009.

Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the then Minister of State at the Department for Transport, Stephen Ladyman, on 25 June 2007 (Official Report, House of Commons, 522–3W), what are the current average emissions figures for new vehicles on sale in England and Wales.

Answer: For new passenger cars sold in the UK in 2008 the average CO2 emissions were 158g/km. This breaks down into an average of 160g/km for petrol cars and 157g/km for diesel cars (reflecting the fact that, counteracting their higher efficiency, average diesel cars are larger than average petrol cars). Registration weighted fleet average figures for air quality emissions are not available and, unlike CO2 emissions, it is not possible to produce meaningful averages from type approval data.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 5657; 713 c112-3WA
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
Monday, 25 June 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles
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