January 25, 2010

Filed under: Green Cars — Tags: Cars, Co2, Green, Toyota, Toyota Optimal Drive — admin @ 11:38 am

Analysis of the CO2 output for all cars sold in the UK in 2009 reveals that Toyota is top of the low emission charts.

The chart, compiled by independent industry analysts, Clean Green Cars, uses a sales-weighted calculation (the CO2 output of each model multiplied by the number of those models sold in 2009) to produce the rankings by brand.

Whilst rating, the report also took into account the sales of Toyota’s full size 4x4s and SUVs.

Toyota headed the table as a result of making one of its biggest improvements over the 2008 score, a reduction of CO2 output by 11.21 per cent. This was due to the introduction of Toyota Optimal Drive across the range as well as increasing sales of the new Prius.

In 2009 Toyota is one of few brands to have already achieved 130 g/km in the UK, equivalent to the industry target set for 2012 in Europe.