New year diet for our cars to cut emissions: Our bloated modern cars are going to have to go on a serious diet i...

New year diet for our cars to cut emissions

thegreencarwebsite.co.uk 17 Dec '12, 2pm

New year diet for our cars to cut emissions: Our bloated modern cars are going to have to go on a serious diet i...

Our bloated modern cars are going to have to go on a serious diet if we really want to reduce CO2 emissions, according to Frost & Sullivan. While many carmakers are promoting electric cars as the solution to our air pollution problem, this will only work if it is coupled with efforts to reduce vehicle weight too. Frost & Sullivan’s Senior Consultant Nicolas Meilhan says: “ If you really want to reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption, especially in cities, then governments and local authorities should only allow cars with a maximum 500kg weight. A 500kg gasoline car – a gasoline Twizy for example (which does not exist) – emits less CO2 in its lifecycle than a the Renault ZOE EV weighing 1400kg.” Research suggests that electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid sales reached 20,558 units in Western Europe for the first 10 month of 2012. During the same period, the United State...

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