From: European road transport policy assessment: a case study for Germany
Performance | Score | Refs. | |
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Target achievement | |||
 (1–4) | SUVs remain more attractive to customers—38% of newly registered cars in 2019 in the EU |
| [35] |
 | Customers´ awareness of fuel economy and CO2 emissions has increased steadily to 75% in member states since the directive was implemented |
| [24] |
 | Success of mandatory informative policies depends on the selection criteria of customers. The "Trends of car purchase 2021" report describes the main criteria, as shown in Fig. 3 |
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 | The eco-friendly qualities play a secondary role for consumers, and other attributes such as price, performance and safety come to the fore |
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 | The evaluation shows no strong evidence of the supply of more efficient vehicles by manufacturers |
| [24] |
 | Experiments show that fuel economy and operating costs were better understood and influenced subjects' behavior when environmental friendliness was coupled with fuel economy |
| [26] |
 | No empirical evidence of a strong effect on the supply of more efficient vehicles by manufacturers to receive higher ratings |
| [14] |
Cost-efficiency | |||
 Monitoring and enforcement in the region of €10,000–100,000 |
| [24] | |
 Collection of information is a significant cost driver in some countries (the Netherlands and France) 70,000 €–90,000 € for the industry |
| [24] | |
 Maintenance costs for (voluntary) online databases are in the range of 140,000 € to 240,000 € (Germany and UK) |
| [24] | |
 Printing of guides accounts for a significant share of €30,000–60,000 |
| [24] | |
 Printing the labels, estimated at between €0.5 and €1 million for EU28 |
| [24] | |
 Benefits from car labeling are hard to link to quantifiable data |
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Practical feasibility | |||
 The difference in the application of car stickers and promotional materials between member states is creating confusion for consumers |
| [9] | |
 Using labels such as colored energy labels and adding important information to raise awareness (e.g., operating costs) |
| [24] | |
 Attitude-action gap: In most countries and for most types of products and services, consumers self-report that they want to make environmentally conscious purchases, but only in a minority of cases are these intentions translated into action |
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 Change in social norms: As environmentally friendly social values become more common, social normative nudges are likely to become more effective |
| [14] |