How much carbon dioxide is saved by SmILE ?
Since in Germany around ten percent of all cars are replaced annually by new vehicles, an annual reduction of the CO2 emissions of the car fleet by five percent would be the result if all new vehicles had the SmILE standard. Nevertheless, saving fuel alone is not enough. Improvements in efficiency will not stop the forecast growth of the car fleet. Political measures which help to prevent traffic (car-free inner cities etc.) and to make environmentally more acceptable means of transport (public transport, railways etc.) attractive, are necessary for this.
