This statistic represents adjusted emission levels for light-duty vehicles sold as 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 model year vehicles in the United States, by vehicle type. MY 2021 SUV cars on U.S. roads produced about 282 grams of carbon dioxide per mile. Adjusted carbon dioxide emission values reflect real world estimates. In August 2021, the Biden administration set the goal for 50 percent of the new U.S. vehicles to be electric by 2030 while also tightening pollution standards for cars and trucks in an effort to reduce emissions.
Adjusted CO2 emission levels for MY 2017 to 2021 light-duty vehicles sold in the United States, by vehicle type
(in grams per mile)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 8, 2022). Adjusted CO2 emission levels for MY 2017 to 2021 light-duty vehicles sold in the United States, by vehicle type (in grams per mile) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/662136/emission-levels-light-duty-vehicles-united-states-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Adjusted CO2 emission levels for MY 2017 to 2021 light-duty vehicles sold in the United States, by vehicle type (in grams per mile)." Chart. February 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/662136/emission-levels-light-duty-vehicles-united-states-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Adjusted CO2 emission levels for MY 2017 to 2021 light-duty vehicles sold in the United States, by vehicle type (in grams per mile). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/662136/emission-levels-light-duty-vehicles-united-states-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Adjusted Co2 Emission Levels for My 2017 to 2021 Light-duty Vehicles Sold in The United States, by Vehicle Type (in Grams per Mile)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/662136/emission-levels-light-duty-vehicles-united-states-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency, Adjusted CO2 emission levels for MY 2017 to 2021 light-duty vehicles sold in the United States, by vehicle type (in grams per mile) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/662136/emission-levels-light-duty-vehicles-united-states-by-vehicle-type/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Adjusted CO2 emission levels for MY 2017 to 2021 light-duty vehicles sold in the United States, by vehicle type (in grams per mile) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, February 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/662136/emission-levels-light-duty-vehicles-united-states-by-vehicle-type/
