Recently, according to Volkswagen's official news, driven by its electric vehicles, the Group has achieved the European carbon dioxide emission statutory target for 2021.
In the report, the Volkswagen Group stated that brands such as Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda and SEAT will achieve an average CO2 emission of 118.5 grams per kilometer in the EU in 2021. That figure is about 2 percent lower than the eu's legal target for Volkswagen Group as part of its climate change target. The total does not include CO2 emissions from Bentley and Lamborghini. Volkswagen said the emissions figures were based on preliminary data, which the European Commission was expected to make final confirmation at a later date.
Volkswagen Group said that in the last year, sales of electric vehicle groups, including all-electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, increased by 64% in Europe to 472,300 units. The sales of pure electric vehicles such as volkswagen ID3 and ID4, Cupra Born, Audi Q4 e-tron and Porsche Taycan helped the Group achieve its CO2 emission targets. The sales of pure electric vehicles such as volkswagen ID3 and ID4, Cupra Born, Audi Q4 e-tron and Porsche Taycan helped the Group achieve its CO2 emission targets.
Christian Dahlheim, Group Head of Sales, said in a statement: "Last year, our group-wide power offensive accelerated significantly, which helps us to further reduce co2 emissions and meet EU targets. ”
In a separate press release, the Volkswagen brand said its average CO2 emissions were 113 g/km last year, below its EU target of 119 g/km. Audi said it exceeded its target at 122 g/km, below its legal target of 129 g/km.
In addition to volkswagen groups, BMW and Daimler also said that preliminary data showed that they also met Europe's emissions targets, but none of them released specific data.