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Online tool helps consumers single out efficient cars
The purchase of a car is an important decision that comes with a financial and ecological impact. The car label on display at the car dealership gives consumers information about a vehicle’s efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions and expected energy costs. If you want to compare these factors between new and used vehicles, there is a new tool at your disposal: “Pkw Energie Check”.
Information on costs, consumption data and carbon dioxide emissions for various models of new cars and newer used cars is just a few clicks away.
Data for all car models licensed in or after 2019
The tool developed by dena on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy contains data on all car models licensed in Germany in or after 2019 for which official readings in line with the WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure) are available. The data is provided by the Federal Motor Transport Authority and is in conformity with the European Certificate of Conformity for vehicles. It stems from a procedure that is internationally standardised and mainly measures the specific fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of new cars, so that these can be compared. Please note that the figures provided by the tool are averages for that model. Actual costs and energy consumption may differ from these. Similarly, the figures indicated by the manufacturer may diverge.
Research consumption data yourself for immediate comparison
The tool enables consumers to research relevant consumption data for cars and directly compare it. This makes it easy to arrive at an informed decision as to which car to buy, based on its energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions and the associated costs that are increasingly in the focus due to rising oil and fuel prices.
The tool is free of charge and has the added major advantage of not only providing transparent information about the respective cost, energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for different car models, but of also being very easy to use and allowing users to quickly select vehicles from all manufacturers. Another interesting feature is the possibility of comparing the user’s current car with the data for new models, e.g. the expected average energy cost associated with a diesel-powered car against the electricity cost for powering an electric car.
The tool indicates the (future) practical impact of carbon pricing, giving the estimated cost for each car model. It does so for three potential carbon pricing paths (low, medium, high). Users can immediately share the findings they have obtained from the tool with third parties.