Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of fuel and energy consumption data to ensure that CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values remain representative of real-world emissions over time for manufacturers of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, as required by EU Regulation 2019/631.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department is considering how to collect real-world CO2 emissions data, including consulting on whether such data should be captured through the MOT, and will continue to engage with interested parties as the methodology is finalised. The data collection methodology must be finalised before the first annual report can be produced.
The Department will assess real-world representativeness of CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values, once the methodology for collecting real-world data has been agreed with industry and subsequently introduced into law.
The Department is considering how fuel and energy consumption data could inform amendments to type approval testing procedures and certificates for petrol and diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. Specifically on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Department intends to update the calculation procedure for their carbon dioxide emissions to respond to the widely recognised gap in their real-world emissions performance compared to official approval values. This will be consulted on in due course.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they will publish their first annual report on how the real-world emissions gap will be addressed for the period 2021 to 2026, as required by EU Regulation 2019/631 on setting performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department is considering how to collect real-world CO2 emissions data, including consulting on whether such data should be captured through the MOT, and will continue to engage with interested parties as the methodology is finalised. The data collection methodology must be finalised before the first annual report can be produced.
The Department will assess real-world representativeness of CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values, once the methodology for collecting real-world data has been agreed with industry and subsequently introduced into law.
The Department is considering how fuel and energy consumption data could inform amendments to type approval testing procedures and certificates for petrol and diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. Specifically on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Department intends to update the calculation procedure for their carbon dioxide emissions to respond to the widely recognised gap in their real-world emissions performance compared to official approval values. This will be consulted on in due course.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the real-world representativeness of the CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values of new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, as required by the Article 12(1) of EU Regulation 2019/631.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department is considering how to collect real-world CO2 emissions data, including consulting on whether such data should be captured through the MOT, and will continue to engage with interested parties as the methodology is finalised. The data collection methodology must be finalised before the first annual report can be produced.
The Department will assess real-world representativeness of CO2 emissions and fuel or energy consumption values, once the methodology for collecting real-world data has been agreed with industry and subsequently introduced into law.
The Department is considering how fuel and energy consumption data could inform amendments to type approval testing procedures and certificates for petrol and diesel cars and light commercial vehicles. Specifically on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, the Department intends to update the calculation procedure for their carbon dioxide emissions to respond to the widely recognised gap in their real-world emissions performance compared to official approval values. This will be consulted on in due course.
Oral Evidence May. 15 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: Consumers need to have confidence in electric cars.
Mentions:
1: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) rather than electric vehicles are those who cannot afford expensive vehicles—because electric vehicles - Speech Link
2: None What is the Government’s official estimate of the impact on sales of EVs of the change of date? - Speech Link
3: None Electric vehicles do not do anything to reduce this issue. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anthony Browne (Con - South Cambridgeshire) ahead of the Government’s commitment to end the sale of new non-zero-emission vehicles, cars and vans - Speech Link
2: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) with the serious concern that drivers will not buy their electric vehicles because the Prime Minister - Speech Link
3: Bill Esterson (Lab - Sefton Central) More and more people are making the transition to electric vehicles, as they have been encouraged to - Speech Link
4: Anthony Browne (Con - South Cambridgeshire) In the UK, 16.1% of our market is electric vehicles. - Speech Link
Nov. 09 2023
Source Page: Attitudes towards electric vehicles in Northern Ireland 2022/2023Found: Attitudes towards electric vehicles in Northern Ireland 2022/2023
Oral Evidence May. 15 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: Transport Committee Oral evidence: Electric vehicles, HC 742 Tuesday 15 May 2024 Ordered by the
Mentions:
1: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) There seems to be a focus on motorists, but there is now a multiplicity of electric vehicles. - Speech Link
2: Steve Tuckwell (Con - Uxbridge and South Ruislip) —[Official Report, 13 November 2023; Vol. 740, c. 389.]Those words still ring true.Only this week, the - Speech Link
3: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) As for the practicalities, the vast majority of London cars—19 in every 20 cars seen driving in Greater - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab - Life peer) It extends to universities, electric vehicles, energy, aviation, the safety of Hong Kong nationals, and - Speech Link
2: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) Then there are electric cars, which are little more than data hoovers, sending information back to China.China - Speech Link
3: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Fox, mentioned electric cars. - Speech Link