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Since 2010, the year that EEA started collecting data from all EU Member States, the officially reported CO2 tailpipe emissions of new passenger cars, based on laboratory testing, have reduced substantially. The scope of this report is to estimate and assess the most important technologies and strategies contributing to the observed CO2 reduction for selected car manufacturers based on new vehicles registered in the time period 2010 to 2018. These reductions can be attributed to both the overall improvement of vehicle energy efficiency as well as to a change in the mix of vehicle models sold in favour of more efficient powertrains/technologies. In particular, car manufacturers (OEMs) are using a broad spectrum of technologies to improve fuel efficiency for their vehicles in response to EU CO2 targets. In summary, these technologies can be grouped in the following major categories: • Internal combustion engine (ICE) related technologies (e.g. Downsizing/Turbocharging, Direct Injection) • Different degrees of hybridisation/electrification • Transmission technologies • Improved vehicle design and aerodynamics

This report describes the methodology applied to assess health risks across Europe in 2016, published in the European Environmental Agency’s Air Quality in Europe – 2019 report, and presents the health risk assessment for 2017.