Gains from Harmonizing US and EU Auto Regulations under TTIP
Just started reading this lengthy policy brief, it’s fascinating.
https://piie.com/publications/pb/pb15-10.pdf I ran it through one of those summary-generating websites: Quote:
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If it is like TPP though, corporations will end up with more rights than nations.
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Are those targets based on lab test figure averages, or real World? The gap between the NEDC European lab tests and real world is larger than the EPA sticker figures/real world gap in the US. It makes it hard to compare, but it could take longer than initially thought to reach those averages given that the industry average for all passenger cars here are 84% of the lab tests. On saying that, there are already hundreds of smaller fuel efficient vehicles on sale, and have been for a number of years here that meet those targets, and in many cases exceed them too.
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Seems exciting. Britain should also have been part of the deal.
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If we were serious about cutting emissions, we would harmonize FMVSS/CMVSS/EPA with UN-ECE UNIVERSAL standards. We Americans and Canadians simply do not have access to the ultra efficient passenger cars and their drivetrains across the pond due to our unnecessary market protection regulations. Even if we made responsible car buying decisions, the same cars simply don't hold a candle to what is offered across the pond. Want a base Ford Fusion? Stuck with an archaic 2.5l NA I-4 gasoline engine. Meanwhile in the UK for the same car in base trim, Ford Mondeo, you get to choose from 1.0T Ecoboost, 1.5T Ecoboost, 1.5 TDCi diesel, and 2.0 TDCi diesel. Multiply this with hundreds of models and you have quite a descrepancy with emissions between the two places. And this is for the reasonable consumers who buy what fits their needs, not even counting the hordes of light truck (SUVs, crossovers, vans) buyers (which account for about 2/3 of the market). It all adds up!
U.S. vehicle CO2 emissions still almost double Europe and Japan In this regard, I hope that TTIP deal goes through... Quote:
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Not sure about the rest of Europe, or the US, but in the UK, average emissions of passenger cars have fallen for 17 years in a row now, in fact almost 70% of us drive cars with C02 emissions of less than 100 grams per KM. They have dropped 27% since 2007.
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Last I heard, UK official reported that just about every vehicle they tested as a result of the Dieselgate fiasco, both diesel and gasoline (petrol) powered, emitted many multiples of the lab-legal levels of regulated gasses when tailpipe emissions were checked in real-world conditions. Here in North America, we feel good that emissions have "gone down" over recent years, but we look only at the lab numbers. And while the real-world emissions have also (likely) gone down during the same time, we don't actually know, because we don't measure them, advertize them, or talking about them. |
Well I was referring to C02 emissions, of which fuel consumption figures are calculated from, and the average car achieves 84% of its quoted MPG numbers, so you can safely assume emissions are probably 15-20% higher than the lab tests too.
At least lab figures however inaccurate provide a basis for like for like comparisons. C02 emissions per capita have only fallen by 1% in the UK since 1996, but have risen 7% per capita in the US. |
You might like this website, it compiles every car available here under each sector, SUV, Hatchback etc and shows you how many models are available and their C02 emissions etc.
Carbon Dioxide CO2 Car Emissions | UK New Car Data |
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