Tesla sales in EU could rack up US$ 100+ million per year in green credits

[raymond]

But remember, the target is not the average -- the 2015 target is 130 g/km, and almost everyone is above that mark.

My understanding is that the actual target is a function of the weighted average of the weight of the sold cars per manufacturer.

For a given manufacturer the actual target is 130 + 0.0457 * ( M [kg] - 1289) gr CO2/km, where M is said weighted average in kg. So for Daimler at an average weight of 1480 kg that comes out at 139 gr CO2/km in 2015. Fiat at 1110 kg average gets a target of 122 gr CO2/km in 2015.

The 130 gr target is a weighted average for all the manufacturers combined, but no single manufacturer can be held responsible for meeting that target.

A Mercedes A-Class comes in at 128 gr CO2/km which (almost) compensates for the 154 gr CO/km for an entry level E-class. In The Netherlands fuel efficient cars have taken a huge leap in popularity - partly due to tax regimes - so I expect e.g. Daimler to be much closer to their 139 gr/km target than they were in 2006 (at 180 gr/km).

[VolkerP]

The german premium car manufacturers lobbied to introduce vehicle weight into that calculation. With the effect that the Leopard 2 battle tank now get's the same fuel efficiency rating as a VW Golf. Serious! Source (in German): heise autos.

[jkirkebo]

But remember, the target is not the average -- the 2015 target is 130 g/km, and almost everyone is above that mark.

Average emissions of all new passenger cars sold in Norway the first half of this year is 131g/km, so we're not far off here. Excluding EVs the number is 135g/km.