“ …the most important figure is grams of emission per km… “ – Kevlar
Yes, I agree. That’s the law in EU. 120g/km is very tough to meet. It is equivalent to 19.3km/litre or 5.2 litres/100km. In six years from now automakers will have to meet this CAFE, otherwise they will have to pay 95 euro penalty per gram/km/car above this number. The amount of CO2 emission is directly related to the amount of fuel burnt. No cat converter or other emission control device can reduce it. So, automakers have to dilute the higher numbers by selling more and more zero- or near-zero-CO2 vehicles if they want to sell high-performance cars such as the 335i and M3. Here comes the importance of EV’s and micro cars. Fortunately BMW has the Mini EV, which I think is one of the most attractive future commuters. Let there be many, many Mini EV's charged up with otherwise wasted off-peak electric energy so that we can enjoy driving 335i’s and M3’s on weekends.
