Consumption: sanctions in the millions
PITY ABOUT THE MONEY Passenger cars newly registered in Switzerland in 2018 consume an average of 6.08 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of a remarkable 3.6 percent. The average CO2 emissions of new cars were also higher than in the previous year (134.1 g CO2/km) at around 137.8 g CO2 per kilometer. The CO2 emissions of new [...]
The average CO2 emissions of new vehicles were also higher than in the previous year (134.1 g CO2/km) at around 137.8 g CO2 per kilometer. CO2 emissions from newly registered vans and light semitrailers, which will also be subject to CO2 emissions regulations from 2020, were 183.3 g CO2/km, down on the previous year (185.3 g CO2/km).
Increase of the average value
Around 301,000 new passenger cars were registered in 2018. The share of fully or partially electric passenger cars in the new car fleet was 3.2% in 2018 (2017: 2.7%). The share of diesel vehicles decreased to 30.3% (2017: 36.2%).
Andreas Burgener, Director of the importers' association auto-schweiz: "Of the six percentage points missing from the diesel market share, a good four have gone to gasoline engines, and just under two to alternative drives. Since a gasoline-powered car emits around 20 percent more CO2 than a comparable diesel, this circumstance has also contributed to the increase in the average value."
Rising share of all-wheel drive vehicles
The reasons for the increase in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are the continued rise in the proportion of all-wheel-drive vehicles (2018: 48.9%) and the decline in diesel vehicles. In addition, the measured values determined under the more realistic measurement conditions of the WLTP procedure and calculated back to NEDC may also have led to a slight increase in CO2 emissions for some vehicles.
Target value not reached for the third time
By 2015, CO2 emissions from passenger cars registered for the first time for circulation in Switzerland should have been reduced to an average of 130 grams of CO2 per kilometer. With an average CO2 value of 137.8 g/km, Swiss car importers failed to meet this target value for the third time in a row. The 301,000 passenger cars inspected as part of the CO2 emissions regulations were distributed among 74 large importers and around 1,000 passenger cars from small importers.
Significant decline next year
Sanctions levied in 2018 amount to approximately CHF 31.7 million (2017: CHF 2.9 million). 97.3 percent of the penalty burden falls on large importers, 2.7 percent on small importers. The target value of 130 g/km remains unchanged in 2019. Andreas Burgener: "Next year at the latest, we will see a significant drop in the average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars."
From 2020, the average target value for passenger cars will be reduced from 130 to an average of 95 grams CO2/km. New CO2 emission regulations for vans and light semitrailer trucks will also come into force from 2020 (the target value here is 147 grams CO2/km).
