Independent industry analysis shows that if customers continue their move into lower CO2 and higher mpg Ford models, 83,818 tonnes of CO2 a year would be avoided – equivalent to annual emissions from around 13,000 homes.Leading eco motoring website, www.cleangreencars.co.uk, calculated the environmental effect of all Ford buyers switching to the lowest CO2 model in the current range without downsizing.
Today’s launch of the 76.3mpg Fiesta ECOnetic, producing 98g CO2/km, hands the title of UK’s greenest car to Ford. Its potential impact based on Cleangreencars’ calculations would be to remove a further 10,750 tonnes of CO2 if chosen by all new Ford Fiesta buyers so far this year.
The new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic joins the Ford Focus ECOnetic, which went on sale earlier this year and achieves CO2 emissions of 115g/km and fuel consumption of 65.6mpg (combined cycle). The Ford Mondeo ECOnetic went on sale this month and offers large car comfort combined with fuel economy of over 53mpg and CO2 of 139g/km.Cleangreencars’ figures were based on all Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo customers opting for ECOnetic models within the same range – and drivers of other models choosing the most fuel efficient Ford in the range. The company’s car sales of 236,636 across nine segments in the first half of the year were multiplied by the segment’s average Ford CO2 and compared with the best available from ECOnetics and other green Fords over 10,000 miles.
