Executive summary
1 Introduction
2 Data collection and compilation
2.1 Indicators to describe vehicle characteristics
2.1.1 Countries
2.1.2 Year
2.1.3 Vehicle class
2.1.4 Engine type
2.1.5 Engine capacity
2.1.6 Air pollutants and CO2 emissions
2.2 Data sources
2.2.1 Stock data
2.2.2 Trade data
2.3 Data gaps and inconsistencies
3 Derivation of environmental characteristics
4 Environmental characteristics of used vehicles
4.1 Regulatory background of vehicle stocks and trade
4.1.1 Regulations for registering a vehicle
4.1.2 Taxation for incentivising efficient and low-emission vehicle stocks
4.1.3 Regulation and taxation during the trade of vehicles
4.2 Characteristics of European countries’ vehicle stocks
4.3 Characteristics of European countries used vehicle trade
5 Conclusions
6 Indexes
Figures
Tables
Boxes
Abbreviations
7 Literature