The present report summarises the work carried out by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre to estimate the impact of the introduction of the new type approval procedure, the Worldwide Light duty vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), on the European car fleet CO2 emissions. To this aim, a new...

This report summarises the results of the pilot study on the market surveillance of light-duty vehicles. The emission performance and the CO2 emissions of 15 vehicles are presented. The methodology for vehicle compliance checks defined in the Guidance note published by the European Commission...

This report presents the activities of the JRC on tailpipe emissions compliance assessment of light-duty vehicles conducted throughout 2018. Criteria pollutant and CO2 emissions of 19 vehicles were measured in the laboratory and on the road in a wide range of driving conditions....

This report presents the activities of the JRC on tailpipe emissions compliance assessment of light-duty vehicles conducted throughout 2018. Criteria pollutant and CO2 emissions of 19 vehicles were measured in the laboratory and on the road in a wide range of driving conditions....

CO2 emissions of new passenger cars (PCs) registered in Europe are monitored in order to meet the objectives of Regulation EC 443/2009. This calls for an average CO2 emission of 130 g/km for new PCs registered in Europe to be met by vehicle measures in 2015. This decreases to 95 g/km in 2020....

After the adoption of the CO2 Certification Regulation on the determination of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of heavy-duty trucks, the European Commission has decided to proceed with the preparation of a new regulatory initiative for the certification of CO2 emissions and fuel...

This report summarises the analysis done on the data provided to the European Commissions' Joint Research Centre by the Heavy Duty Vehicle manufacturers about the 2016 Heavy Duty Vehicles' fleet composition and CO2 emissions performance. The results comprise of key metrics and a representative...

In 2022, the European Commission adopted the first worldwide legislation concerning the type-approval of the Automated Driving Systems (ADS) of fully Automated Vehicles (AV), opening the road to their introduction to the European market. The European Union (EU), in this way, becomes the first...

This report analyses the factors influencing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of passenger cars in real-world operating conditions. Their effect generates the divergence between the officially reported fuel consumption and the one experienced by the drivers.

This report seeks to support the formulation and implementation of policies which help to steer the European Union towards a sustainable future. It charts out plausible development paths, assuming that such paths will have implications for the conceptualisation, adoption and implementation of...