Volvo has Biggest Improvement of European Makers in CO2 Emissions

Volvo came in first among European automakers for the biggest improvements in its CO2 emissions in a survey done by  European Federation for Transport and Environment in 2010. 2010 seems like an eternity ago when it comes to cars, especially in the current world on constant improvements, but it takes awhile for government agencies to perform surveys. 

Volvo had an improvement of 9%, while the next best maker managed a 6% improvement. Volvo credits the win to its diesel DRIVe V50 and V70 models, which have CO2 emissions of 99g/km and 119g/km respectively.

As we reported yesterday, Volvo will also be introducing the first plug-in diesel hybrid later this year in the V60 that pushes emissions down to 45g/km of CO2. While this vehicle was not included in the survey, obviously. It shows that Volvo's commitment to cleaner models is going strong. Volvo claims that it is aiming to have average emissions at 95g/km by 2020.

The survey found that automotive emissions had improved 3% in 2010 with an average figure of 140g/km.