Toyota is industry leader

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Friday, February 03, 2012

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) was confirmed as the automotive industry leader with lowest CO2 emissions in the recently published 2010 final report by the European Commission and European Environmental Agency.

The fleet-wide CO2 average for TME was 112.2 g/km (comprising of both Toyota and Lexus vehicles), well below the industry average of 140 g/km and some 16 g/km ahead of the Commission’s 128.35 g/km target for TME.

The recent results form an integral part of the Commission’s aims for lowering CO2 emissions.

As a first-of-its-kind report, the 2010 and 2011 results will be used as indicators for the automotive industry to determine the distance to reach each manufacturer’s 2012 target.

Under current regulations, the 2010 report looks at the 65% lowest emitting vehicles for each manufacturer.

The target for TME of 128.35 g/km was set based on the 564,633 new Toyota and Lexus car registrations over the course of 2010 in EU Member States.

Using fleet emissions calculation methods for 2015, TME’s fleet-wide average CO2 emissions in 2010 was 129 g/km, just 0.7 g/km above the company’s target, and already below the Commission’s 2015 industry target of 130 g/km.

Toyota believes hybrid technology is one of the most effective and practical ways to lower emissions and increase fuel efficiency.

The company is continuously improving its proven hybrid technology by lowering the weight of battery packs and improving the efficiency of its Hybrid Synergy Drive.