{"id":242388,"date":"2023-10-19T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=242388"},"modified":"2023-10-19T10:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:49:01","slug":"how-green-is-your-car-new-green-ncap-lifetime-co2-award-has-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/how-green-is-your-car-new-green-ncap-lifetime-co2-award-has-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"How green is your car? New Green NCAP \u2018lifetime CO2\u2019 award has the answer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Green NCAP has launched a new Life Cycle Assessment award for cars with the smallest whole life climate impact<\/h2>\n


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The EU funded Green NCAP organisation has launched a new award spotlighting the whole life CO2 impact of the most environmentally-friendly new cars, designed to help consumers concerned about climate change to make better-informed choices.<\/p>\n

The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) award comes with an eye-catching stamp, to be displayed in promotional material, declaring that the most carbon-efficient vehicles are a \u2018greener choice\u2019. The organisation says the new scheme will encourage drivers to consider a car\u2019s whole life climate impact, instead of focusing on its powertrain or WLTP efficiency figures. So far, only four cars have made the grade – the Dacia Spring, Ora Funky Cat, Renault Megane E-Tech and Tesla Model 3.<\/p>\n

To earn the LCA award – and Green NCAP\u2019s stamp of approval – cars must achieve five stars in its Life Cycle Assessments that have been carried out since 2022, which means they\u2019ve been assessed to produce total life cycle greenhouse gas emissions equal to or less than 120g CO2-eq\/km. For readers not fully familiar with the terminology, CO2-eq or \u2018CO2 equivalent\u2019 means emissions of any greenhouse gas expressed in terms of an equivalent volume of CO2.<\/p>\n