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Peugeot UK welcomes the new set of CO2
targets for light commercial vehicles agreed by the European Parliament,
safe in the knowledge that its fleet of efficient HDi-powered vans
already meets the initial target, set for 2014 and Peugeot’s smaller
vans even come under the longer term target, set for 2020. |
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The targets will be gradually enforced
over the next decade, with manufacturers expected to have 70 per cent of
their van fleet emitting 175 g/km CO2 or less by 2014. This
increases to 75 per cent the following year, 80 per cent by 1016 and 100
percent from 2017. |
Thanks to Peugeot’s ultra-efficient
Euro 5 HDi engines, the 207, Bipper and Partner van ranges already offer
models well below the ‘longer ‘term’ target of 147 g/km CO2,
which is set for introduction in 2020, subject to a review in 2 years’
time. These big-selling clean and economic small vans help bring the
overall fleet figure well within the 2014 target.
The Peugeot 207 van has unladen
emissions figures of 110g/km CO2 from its HDi 70 FAP engine
and 115g/km CO2 from the more powerful HDi 92 diesel engine.
The Peugeot Bipper has a new 1.3 litre HDi 75 diesel engine with Stop
and Start technology, which gives it an unladen emissions figure of just
109 g/km CO2 and fuel economy of up to 68.2 mpg, with an EGC
gearbox.
The larger Partner, with its HDi
90 FAP diesel engine, also comes under the 2014 limit, with CO2
emissions of 140 g/km. This will reduce significantly in April with the
introduction of a Stop and Start Partner, which has emissions of 129
g/km. Later in the summer this will be pushed down yet further with the
addition of an electronically controlled manual gearbox(EGC) to the Stop
and Start Partner for even greater fuel efficiency. This model will emit
just 124 g/km CO2.
As well as employing a combination of
Stop & Start technology and EGC gearboxes to optimise fuel efficiency,
reduce noise and emissions, Peugeot is phasing in Euro 5 FAP engines
right across the range, helping reduce running costs and bringing even
its largest Expert and Boxer vans right up to date with regards to
tailpipe emissions.
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