For the first time, average CO2 emissions from the fleet of new vans registered in the EU and Iceland increased in 2018, while the upward trend in emissions from new passenger cars continued for the second consecutive year, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Monday 24 June.
New vans emitted an average of 148.1 grams of CO2 per kilometre, 2.0 grams more than in 2017. This is mainly due to the increase in the mass, engine capacity and size of...