Falcon Ecoboost sales breakdown

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Originally Posted by 2011G6E

It uses less fuel and emits less CO2 than the sixes, yet it still isn't "green" enough for the NSW government...? WTF???

Because Euro isnt just about gCO2/km, its about NOx and particulates as well. IOW, it isnt just reducing the amount of combustion, its about improving the quality of that combustion too, and its this that is the tricky part of getting engines certified to ever higher standards.

Personally, I find it absurd that the total environmental footprint isnt considered... ie. the environmental cost of transporting all these vehicles to us from half way around the world. Given how few kms these vehicles are usually kept for in the public service fleet, the delivery CO2 cost is not insignificant, and possibly more than makes up for the measly half point the car missed out by.