Stricter efficiency criteria for new cars
As of January 1, 2017, stricter efficiency categories will apply to the energy labels of passenger cars.
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Since March 2003, the energy label for passenger cars must be prominently displayed on every new car offered for sale. The energy label divides passenger cars into seven efficiency categories from A to G: A stands for an energy-efficient vehicle, G for a comparatively inefficient one. In addition, the label contains further information, such as fuel consumption or CO2 emissions, thus enabling an energy- and environmentally-conscious car purchase.
The energy label is adapted to the latest state of the art by DETEC every year (cut-off date: May 31), as otherwise the proportion of vehicles in the best efficiency category A would constantly increase. In the process, the factors for calculating the gasoline equivalents and the primary energy gasoline equivalents are also reviewed and adapted to the new findings of science and technology as well as to international developments. The new limits of the efficiency categories are set out in the DETEC ordinance on information on the energy label of new passenger cars (VEE-PW). They apply from January 1, 2017. In addition, the factors of CO2 emissions from fuel production were newly included in the ordinance. Previously, only the CO2 emissions from electricity production were listed on the label.
The energy label must also show the average value of CO2 emissions for all new cars put on the market in the previous period (June 1 - May 31). This was previously 139 grams of CO2 per kilometer. However, due to improved engines, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new cars are steadily decreasing, so that the average CO2 emission for new car models in Switzerland is now 134 g/km.
