Automaker Carbon Burdens in California(October,2004 / Clean Transportation Program)

The carbon burden imposed by an automaker’s sales is calculated as the product of sales volume, the fleet average CO2 emission rate of the vehicles sold, and the expected annual miles of driving over the life of the vehicles. By assembling the best available data from state, federal, and automotive trade sources, this report characterizes the carbon burdens of the California car market in model year 2002.