Indicator Fact Sheet

Proportion of vehicle fleet meeting certain air and noise emission standards

Indicator Fact Sheet

Prod-ID: IND-108-en

Also known as: TERM 034

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Topics: Transport

This page was archived on 26 Aug 2017 with reason: A new version has been published

Assessment made on 01 Jan 2001

Generic metadata

Classification

Topics:

Transport

DPSIR: Driving force

Identification

Indicator codes

TERM 034

Contents

Policy issue: Increase the share of the vehicle fleet that meets the most recent (and stringent) emission standards for new vehicles

Figures

Estimated share of petrol cars fitted with catalytic converter (EU)

Key assessment

The rate of penetration of new technologies is highly correlated with the average life-time of vehicles and the average age of the fleet. Estimates based on the numbers of cars fitted with catalytic converter suggest that it takes at least ten years for a new technology to penetrate the entire car fleet. The proportion of trucks and aircraft that comply with new higher emission standards is even lower than for cars, mainly because of the relatively high life-times of these vehicles.