Top 10 Flagship Models Running Costs
Analysing the annual sales of the top ten best-selling auto brands in Europe reveals that the Renault Megane was the most popular and therefore the most polluting flagship model sold last year. However, the Mercedes-AMG GT is the most polluting flagship model based on its lifetime engine emissions, while the Vauxhall Insignia boasts the most eco-friendly engines.
Total Cost to Offset Emissions by Manufacturer
* Average Between Entry and Top Level Engines
Lifetime Emissions and Cost to Offset
Toggle between the lowest spec engine and highest available engine on each flagship model to reveal their total emissions and what they would cost to offset, or consult the table below.
Running Cost Comparisons
Toggle between the lowest spec engine and highest available engine to see what their respective emissions add up to over an average model lifetime, and what this equates to in litres of gas and diesel.
The Auto Emissions Report
The Auto Emissions Report created by NetBet Casino dissects industry studies and annual sales reports to reveal how far the ten best-selling auto manufacturers are from meeting 2021 EU carbon emission targets, and how much it would cost them to offset their carbon footprint over the past year.
The EU fleet-wide average emission target of 95 CO2g/km and fines of €95 per CO2g/km are as stipulated by EU legislation. All sales figures are from the latest year available and relate to the European market, or US if not available in the case of the Ram 1500. The following brands were excluded from the analysis due to insufficient sales data: Daihatsu and Abarth.
The average CO2 emissions for each brand is determined by Greenpeace. The cost to offset emissions relates to the mean cost of pulling CO2 from the atmosphere at €150 per tonne. The annual and lifetime running costs of flagship models are based on the emissions of each engine as stipulated by the manufacturers and are multiplied by 20,117 km per year for 12 years, based on the average lifespan of a new car.
Data is gathered from auto manufacturers' annual sales reports, manufacturer sites, EUROPA, transportenvironment.org, Greenpeace, CarSalesBase and Carbon Engineering’s study on pulling CO2 from the atmosphere.