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Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

News Published 20 Apr 2017 Last modified 10 Dec 2019

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The fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) continued to improve last year but at a slower rate. In fact, the 1.4 grammes (g) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilometre (km) reduction compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA).