Peugeot UK says it is welcoming new CO2 targets for LCVs, agreed by the European Parliament, because its HDi-powered van fleet already meets the target set for 2014, while the smaller vans come below the 2020 target.
The targets will be gradually phased in, with manufacturers expected initially to have 70% of their van fleets emitting 175g/km CO2 or less by 2014 – increasing to 75% the following year, 80% by 1016 and 100% from 2017.
Peugeot says that, thanks to its efficient Euro 5 HDi engines, the 207, Bipper and Partner van ranges already offer models well below the 2020 target of 147g/km. Those help bring the overall fleet figure well within the 2014 target, it claims.
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. Meanwhile, the Bipper has a new 1.3 litre HDi 75 diesel engine with Stop and Start technology, which gives it an unladen emissions figure of 109g/km CO2 and fuel economy of up to 68.2 mpg, with an electronically controlled manual gearbox (EGC) gearbox.
The larger Partner, with its HDi 90 FAP diesel engine, also comes under the 2014 limit, with CO2 emissions of 140g/km – although that will reduce in April, with the introduction of a Stop and Start Partner, with emissions of 129g/km.
Later in the summer, this will be pushed down yet further with the addition of an EGC – with Peugeot predicting 124g/km CO2.
