Petrol consumption set to meet targets.

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New cars sold in Switzerland consumed on average 8.1 liters of fuel per 100km last year, down 2.2 per cent from 2001. The car industry says it is well on track to meet the target of 6.4 liters per 100km agreed between the government and car importers for 2008.

The figures, which were released in a new study, found that the total petrol consumption of new cars has been steadily falling for over a decade. A one-ton car consumed 7.7 liters per 100km in 1990, whereas now it consumes 575 liters per 100km.

The report also found that the proportion of diesel cars -- which use on average 20 per cent less fuel than petrol cars -- rose to 17.6 per cent in 2002, As a result, total carbon dioxide emissions dropped by 10.4 per cent. Switzerland now targets at lowering petrol consumption to 6.4 liters per 100km by 2008. The figure is part of an agreement between the government-run SwissEnergy program and Swiss car importers association, Auto Schweiz, signed in February 2002.

A fuel consumption label was also introduced on...

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