Car makers continue to drive down emissions

Will Nichols
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Eight brands and seven nations already below 2015 target of 130g of CO2 per kilometre

Emissions from new cars sold in the EU dropped 3.4 per cent last year to 136.1g of CO2 per kilometre, just ahead of the UK average of 138g/km, research published yesterday by analysts JATO Dynamics has...

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