Issue 122 | May 2019

Average CO2 emissions from new cars were 118.5g/km in 2017, up 0.4% compared to 2016 and the first rise since records began in 2010, according to new data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Fewer people died on European roads last year, according to new road fatality figures from the European Commission but further action is needed to bring accident rates down further, says the EC. 

Electric vehicle (EV) sales rose by 85% across Europe in March, according to new analysis by data providers, JATO Dynamics, which looked at 27 new car markets and found EV sales passed 100,000 for the first time.

The European Parliament has given the green light to new minimum vehicle safety requirements that will come become mandatory on new cars and other vehicles across the European Union from 2022.