Greening the Fleet - Citroen Video Conferencing Tele-Working Fuel Efficient Driving Telematics CO2 Regimes Manufacturers Green Credentials Green Index Score Below is Citroen's responses to our questions on their green initiatives and credentials.   What vehicles do you currently have in production which have a positive impact on helping the environment? There is no way to produce a car that has no effect on the environment, but Citroën is working hard to make sure the tyre tracks we leave are amongst the softest in the world. 23 of our models currently emit 120g/km CO2 or less, including C1s, C2s, C3s and C4s. However it’s not only the smaller cars that fly the flag for Citroën; the C6 saloon produces an admirably low 175g/km CO2 through its new efficient 173hp 2.2HDi diesel engine and the C2 1.6HDi 110hp VTS only produces 119g/km CO2. Our Stop & Start technology automatically cuts out the engine when you break to wait at traffic lights, junctions or traffic jams. The engine then instantly re-starts when you take your foot off the brake. This results in reduced petrol consumption as the engine is not in use whilst you are waiting. This results in a reduction in CO2 emissions. Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by around 10% over the urban cycle with the Stop&Start system. Citroën’s Electronic Gearbox System combines the benefits of a manual gearbox with the convenience of an automatic gearbox. It gives a fast and precise manual gearbox controlled by paddles or a gear lever alongside a smooth and efficient automatic transmission, or, an automatic mode when gear changes are made by the EGS seamlessly and effortlessly. The EGS gearbox has been designed as a completely new gear box, giving the key benefits of a quick and smooth transmission, with fuel efficiency and a reduction in emissions compared to the manual gearbox. An electronically controlled manual gearbox, the EGS features electronically managed clutch and gear-shift functions. This sophisticated electronic management system takes into account all the parameters necessary for efficient gear-changing: gear lever, accelerator, brake, engine and gearbox rpm, vehicle speed, ABS, ESP, engine torque and temperature. The benefits of this system, as well as increased safety, mean that the car is driven in a more fuel efficient manner, therefore reducing CO2 emissions. Another system designed to reduce our vehicles impact on the environment is our Diesel Particulate Filter System (DPFS) which traps and burns the particles produced by the engine. With the direct-injection common rail technology, the level of particle emissions from the HDi engine was already low. With the Particulate Filter, the level of particle emissions drops to a barely measurable level. In this way, the engine goes well beyond the future environmental standards of the European Union. These systems are part of our constantly developing technology, bringing style, innovation and technology to the market whilst aiming to reduce our impact on the environment. Are any of your vehicles exempt or discounted from any regulatory regime or congestion charging scheme, for example, the Mayor’s current proposals on the London Congestion charge? If Ken Livingstone’s proposals for the London Congestion Charge to be based on Co2 emissions is passed then Citroën already has 23 models emitting 120g/km Co2 or less, meaning they would be congestion charge exempt. What are your future plans, if any, for alternative fuel vehicles, how soon they will be available and in what form, ie biofuel, battery, etc?  Please provide general information as to your future strategy. All our HDi diesel engine cars and light commercial vehicles can currently run on 30% biofuel without modification. We are currently launching a flex-fuel vehicle to support the development of biofuels in petrol. Flex-fuel technology allows the use of petrol with varying concentrations of ethanol, helping cut CO2 emissions from "the well to the wheel" by as much 70% in case of the use of the E85 super ethanol. These cars will be able to run on all blends of pure petrol and E85 fuel (85% ethanol) and will comply with Euro IV pollution standards. The C4 Hybride HDi combines an advanced 1.6HDi diesel engine, coupled with an electric motor and equipped with a particulate filter and Stop&Start technology. Average diesel consumption is 3.4 litres per 100 kilometres, emitting just 90g/km CO2. Across Europe we will also be launching the C4 bioflex, a car with the flexibility to run on ethanol as well as regular fuel. This will cut CO2 emissions further and reduce fossil fuel dependency by using renewable energy. A PSA Peugeot Citroën objective is to have at least one alternative energy on offer in our main markets, in line with the country’s geostrategic situation. By promoting the use of alternative energies, PSA Peugeot Citroën is committed to:         reducing the environmental impact of its vehicles and, more precisely, CO2 emissions         balancing the product offering with environmental protection         proposing product solutions adapted to local context. The Group thus responds to the needs of customers in each country. Another PSA Peugeot Citroën objective is to develop a dual-fuel engine optimised for CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). Natural gas is an alternative to oil, with extensive reserves worldwide. Made up almost entirely of methane, natural gas provides excellent engine efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions by around 20% with respect to petrol, and emissions of other pollutants by between 30% and 75%. At the same time, the engine is quieter on starting, a gain of around 2dBA that is appreciable in urban traffic. The aim of the project is to develop an engine optimised for CNG, at a competitive cost. Please provide information regarding your company's progress in reducing CO2 in the vehicle manufacturing and distribution processes. As part of our Environmental Management System we aim to define a procedure that extends the ISO 14001 standards to include an assessment of the environmental impact of industrial activity. We aim to step up efforts to identify and rank the environmental consequences of activities on the environment and apply the benefits of improvements across all industrial sites. Following the first stage in the process, in which we set a methodology to rank the environmental impacts of each site, the associated activities and training needs, it was decided to apply this methodology more widely in order to make further progress in reducing environmental impacts. The benefit is an optimised management and treatment of site environmental impacts, particularly energy consumption. Another objective is to modernise the environmental reporting system to adapt it to the Group's progress requirements. We aim to increase the efficiency of the environmental indicators used by industrial and commercial sites by providing an interactive and transparent reporting tool whose scope encompasses Group presence worldwide. The progress made in environmental reporting since 1990 has gone hand-in-hand with the improved performance of the Group as a whole. The system has been upgraded in several respects, in line with management requirements and the need to communicate with stakeholders. The decision to modernise the tool reflects a need to improve analysis functions, to make data more accessible for each site environmental manager, to extend performance targets and to ensure tracking. What is your corporate strategy for helping users of your vehicles reduce their CO2?  For example, do you provide vehicle purchasers with information on the tax benefits of your cleanest vehicles etc. Our website includes a personal tax calculator for all models in our range allowing customers to easily identify the tax benefits in choosing a lower CO2 emitting vehicle. Our price list clearly shows CO2 emissions with the lowest emitting vehicle in each model range highlighted. What information are you able to provide to help customers understand how they can operate your products efficiently? Citroën offers the services of Fleetcraft to their customers, who provide driver training courses for company fleets. By informing drivers of safer ways to drive this helps them to become more efficient drivers, saving on fuel and therefore reducing emissions where possible. What plans do you have in place to support operational and ownership costs of vehicles with new vehicle technology or reduced CO2 emissions (RV and SMR)? All our HDi diesel engine cars and light commercial vehicles can already run on 30% biodiesel, which means there is no cost penalty for using this form of fuel. Citroën aims to produce cars that are affordable and at the same time reduce their impact on the environment. Our C1 costs only £6,995 and emits only 109g/km CO2, meaning that Citroën cars that reduce their impact on the environment are available to all. Is there any other information you would like to provide to the users of your vehicles in relation to your green credentials and policies? Citroën have been awarded ‘GreenFleet Car Manufacturer of the Year’ for the second year running, please see our website www.citroën.co.uk and www.sustainability.psa-peugeot-citroen.com for more complete information.

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