Anyone who buys a new car often has difficulty imagining the subsequent costs involved. The new obligation starting May 1 aims to remedy this. A label on new cars provides information on consumption, emissions and monitoring costs.
New license plate on the car: that's what's behind it
The background of the new car license plate is the so-called WLTP procedure (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure), a globally standardized test for determining fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and polluting emissions of light vehicles. and commercial vehicles.
The goal of the WLTP process is to provide new vehicle buyers with more transparent and comparable information. This is intended to support decision-making in the purchase of vehicles and create an incentive for the development and purchase of more environmentally friendly vehicles.
The evaluation focuses on several factors:
- Different vehicle features and options that affect weight and aerodynamics.
- Different engines and propulsion concepts.
- WLTP simulates a wider range of driving situations (urban traffic, off-road driving, highway driving) with more realistic speeds and accelerations.
- Effects of different outside temperatures on fuel consumption and emissions.
This is what the new license plate looks like
To convey the relevant information, different CO2 class colors were chosen for the license plate. Its goal is to show at a glance how much CO2 a vehicle emits compared to alternative models. The annual energy costs for a mileage of 15,000 kilometers are also shown, as well as the current road tax payable.
Using three possible values, buyers can see what costs they will incur over the next ten years if the price of CO2 increases slightly, moderately or more than currently expected.
Sources: Chip
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By Dana Neumann