The Swedes managed to take first place among European car manufacturers in terms of reducing carbon dioxide emissions for 2010. This is according to the sixth annual survey carried out by the European Federation for Transport and the Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment, T&E).

On average, Europe's eight largest car manufacturers reduced their CO2 emissions 2010 in percentage 2 – to 6 %. Volvo did not exceed this average by much, achieving a reduction of CO2 by 9 %!

Analysis by the European Federation for Transport and the Environment shows that European car manufacturers have achieved a satisfactory reduction in CO2 emissions and average fuel consumption in new cars. Overall, carbon dioxide emissions from new cars sold in the EU. decreased by 3,7 % the 2010 and today the average for new cars sold in Europe is 140 grams per kilometer.

As for Volvo, the maximum in this performance in the new 1.6lt diesel engine (DRIVe version ) return 115 PS, which they placed across almost their entire range, except SUVs and the S80. Especially the C30s, S40 and V50 in version 1.6 DRIVe the CO2 emission is just at 99 g/km (zero road tax in Greece), while the S60 1.6 DRIVe is just around the corner 114 g/km.