Chapter 13: Environment And Emissions
Chapter 13: Environment And Emissions
Environment And Emissions
1 Introduction
1.1 This chapter provides information about the impact of transport on certain aspects of the environment with a focus on greenhouse gas emissions and air quality. Statistics include atmospheric pollutants and emissions of greenhouse gases by types of transport as well as details of emissions levels of road vehicles. Data from other chapters within Scottish Transport Statistics are referred to in the analysis.
1.2 Three new tables have been added to this chapter providing information on the number of public Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points that are now available in Scotland on the ChargePlace Scotland (CPS) network.
Key points
- Transport (including international shipping and aviation) accounts for 37% of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions under the definition set out in the Climate Change Scotland Act.
- Road transport makes up 69% of transport greenhouse gas emissions.
- Through September of the current year (2019) there were 3,537 Ultra Low Emission Vehicles registered in Scotland for the first time – 39% up on the corresponding period in 2018.
- In 2017, transport accounted for 60% of emissions of oxides of nitrogen, 18% of particulate matter PM10 and 24% of particulate matter PM2.5. As at 15 October 2019, there were 38 active Air Quality Management Areas related to these pollutants.
2 Main Points
Air pollutant emissions
2.1 The main pollutants of current concern in Scotland are:
- Oxides of nitrogen (NOx);
- Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5);
- Sulphur dioxide (SO2);
- Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs);
- Ground-level ozone (O3); and
- Ammonia (NH3).
2.2 Of these, transport is a significant contributor to emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter. Transport is also linked to ground level ozone, which is a secondary pollutant produced by chemical reactions involving oxides of nitrogen.
2.3 Historically, transport was also a major contributor to emissions of lead and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs). The significant decline in lead emissions (99% since 1990) has been mainly driven by the progressive phasing out of leaded petrol. The lead content of petrol was reduced from around 0.34 g/l to 0.143 g/l in 1986. From 1987, sales of unleaded petrol increased, particularly as a result of the increased use of cars fitted with three-way catalysts. Leaded petrol was phased out from general sale at the end of 1999. For NMVOCs, transport sector emissions declined significantly during the 1990s due to the increased use of catalytic converters and fuel switching from petrol to diesel cars. (Chart 13.1a).
2.4 Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) were estimated to be 93kt in 2017 of which transport accounted for 60%. Since 1990, transport emissions have declined by 71%. Transport emissions have declined due to a number of reasons including the requirement for new petrol cars to be fitted with three-way catalysts since 1989 and, in more recent years, “Euro standards” for new cars have driven a reduction in emissions, although studies show that the diesel Euro 5 cars have not performed as well as expected. Since 2008, there has been a general reduction in the emissions from passenger cars, mainly driven by improvement in catalyst repair rates. In 2017, diesel cars and light goods vehicles (LGVs) accounted for 36% of NOx emissions from transport compared with less than 2% in 1990 (Table 13.1a).
2.5 Emissions of PM10 were estimated to be 15kt in 2017, of which transport accounted for 18%. Since 1990, transport emissions have declined by 63%. For particulate matter, the main source of transport emissions is non-exhaust emissions from tyre and brake wear and road abrasion. In 2017, these accounted for 50% of PM10 emissions from transport compared with 14% in 1990. Since 1990, exhaust emissions from road transport have decreased by 79% due to the penetration of new vehicles meeting tighter PM10 emission regulations ("Euro standards" for diesel vehicles were first introduced in 1992). Over the same period emissions from shipping fell by 82% (Table 13.1a).
2.6. Emissions of PM2.5 were estimated to be 8kt in 2017 of which transport accounted for 24%. Trends in emissions of PM2.5 from transport follow a similar pattern to those for PM10. PM2.5 accounts for all road transport exhaust PM10 emissions and most of such emissions from shipping but only around 55% of PM10 emissions due to road abrasion and tyre and brake wear.
Air quality
2.7 Concentrations of air pollutants are sampled at automatic monitoring sites and the information is held in the “Scottish Air Quality Database” on the “Air Quality in Scotland” website (http://www.scottishairquality.co.uk/), The data section of the “Air Quality in Scotland” website provides detailed information on all sites while the publication section of the website includes reports showing trends. Table 13.b in this publication shows concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, ozone and PM10 at a mixture of urban and rural monitoring sites with long time series. Air quality is monitored against standards set as air quality objectives (see Notes and Definitions section, page 225).
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
2.8 For some of the selected monitoring sites, nitrogen dioxide concentrations show a downward trend. In 2018, 9 of the 11 selected operational sites that recorded nitrogen dioxide concentrations with a data capture rate of over 75% had the lowest concentrations recorded over the period 2008-2018. In 2010, concentrations at eight of the selected sites reached their highest value over the period 2008-2018. Note that this excludes figures for years where the data capture rate was 75% or lower. In 2018, 74 sites in Scotland recorded nitrogen dioxide concentrations with a data capture rate of over 75%, of which 50 were roadside or kerbside locations. Of these 74 sites, 6 had concentrations in excess of the air quality strategy objective of 40 g/m3 as an annual mean. All 6 sites were located at the roadside or kerbside. (Table 13.1b)
Ozone (O3)
2.8 Though transport emissions contribute to ozone formation, levels of ozone are generally higher in rural areas due to the long-range transportation of primary pollutants from urban sources. In addition, ozone reacts with nitric oxide, which is more abundant in urban areas due to traffic emissions, to form nitrogen dioxide; therefore ozone levels are usually lower in urban areas. While at the selected monitoring sites there has been some indication of a downward trend in the number of occurrences of maximum daily concentrations exceeding 100 g/m3, this has since levelled off. There appears to be no trend in average annual concentrations. In 2018, out of all 11 sites in Scotland recording ozone with a data capture rate of over 75%, two sites (Aberdeen Errol Place and Glasgow Townhead) did not have more than 10 occurrences of maximum daily concentrations exceeding 100 g/m3. (Table 13.1b)
Particulate matter (PM10)
2.9 PM10 concentrations show a general downward trend at the selected sites. In 2018, of the 61 sites in Scotland recording PM10 with a data capture rate over 75%, two roadside sites (Edinburgh Queensferry Road and Edinburgh Salamander St.) had concentrations greater than the air quality objective of 18 g/m3 as an annual mean. Whilst no site exceeded the air quality objective set as 7 occurrences of a daily mean above 50 g/m3, it was equalled at one site (East Dunbartonshire Bishopbriggs) (Table 13.1b)
Air Quality Management Areas
2.10 Whenever it appears that one or more of the air quality objectives is unlikely to be met by the required date, the local authority concerned must declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) covering the area of concern. The authority must then prepare and implement an action plan outlining how it intends to tackle the issues identified. Table 13.1c summarises active AQMAs and the pollutants of concern. As at 15 October 2019, there were 38 active AQMAs, all but one of which related to either NO2 or PM10, or both.
Greenhouse gases
2.11 In 2017, Transport (including international aviation and shipping) accounted for 14.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e). This represents 36.8% of total net greenhouse gas emissions allocated to Scotland in the Greenhouse Gas Inventories, down from 37.3% in 2016. Total net emissions from all sources increased by 4.69% between 2016 and 2017 rising from 38.6 MtCO2e to 40.5 MtCO2e, before making an adjustment to account for the EU Emissions Trading System with transport total emissions also having increased from 14.4 MtCO2e to 14.9 MtCO2e a rise of 3.35%. Within Transport emissions, Road Transportation accounted for approximately 69.7% of the transport total. Heavy Goods Vehicles and Light Goods Vehicles were the other significant contributors to transport emissions accounting for 12.6%, each. International Aviation and Shipping contributed roughly 10.2% and domestic aviation 4.6% of transport’s total emissions. The contribution from rail was 1.2% and domestic shipping, 13.1%. It should be noted that these estimates use a methodology designed to produce internationally-comparable figures so apparent year-to-year fluctuations could be due in part to limitations in or changes to the underlying data or calculations. See Table 13.2 for more detail and emissions from earlier years and Section 4.2 below for more detail on the methodology used.
2.12 Figure 13.2 shows transport emissions over time, by mode. Estimated car emissions have fallen by 6.2% since 2006. Traffic levels (vehicle km) have increased slightly over the last few years so the reduction in emissions seen will be due to the introduction of more fuel efficient vehicles as well as other more fuel efficient driving, particularly in the business fleet. More detail on car emissions is set out from paragraph 2.7 of this chapter while more details on traffic volumes by mode can be found in chapter 5 of STS. Details of personal modal choice can be found in chapter 11.
2.13 The Greenhouse Gas Inventories report the emissions of the six gases that are listed under the Kyoto Protocol. In the case of transport, the quantities of gases involved are relatively small except for carbon dioxide, which accounts for about 99 per cent of transport’s total. (Table 13.3).
2.14 Table 13.4 presents some comparisons between the UK as a whole and Scotland. Overall, Scotland’s transport emissions account for 8.6% of the UK total. At 18.3%, Scotland’s total aviation emissions are above a proportionate share of the UK. At 13.1% Scottish bus emissions are above a proportionate share of the UK total, while domestic aviation, at 21%, is significantly above that benchmark.
2.15 Estimates of carbon dioxide emissions per passenger-km for different modes of transport are available only for GB/UK as a whole. The lowest emitting modes of land transport per passenger-km are coaches at 28 gCO2e; and light rail and tram at 35 gCO2e. Air travel tends to be the highest emitter per passenger-kilometre, particularly domestic flights, which account for 254 grams of CO2 per passenger kilometre, inclusive of radiative forcing which accounts for higher levels of greenhouse gases emitted at altitude during the cruise phase (Table 13.5). The basis of these estimates is described in section 13.5 page 302.
Car emissions
2.16 Newly registered cars are becoming more fuel efficient and thus emit fewer emissions per kilometre. Figure 13.3 shows the steady downward trend in average CO2 emissions for newly registered cars in Scotland. Average CO2 emissions in Scotland for new car registrations has fallen by 21 per cent over the last ten years. However, the average for 2018 was 3 per cent higher than the previous year. (Table 13.6a)
2.17 More detail of this trend is shown in figure 13.4. The proportion of newly registered cars with emissions of 140g/km or lower has increased from 38 per cent in 2008 to 80 per cent in 2018. Cars with emissions of over 200g/km have decreased from 7 per cent of new cars to one per cent. These changes are at least in part the result of changes to vehicle excise duty bandings made by the UK Government in recent years.
Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEV)
2.18 The number of ultra-low emission vehicles registered in Scotland for the first time so far in 2019 is 39% up on the corresponding figure in 2019 (January – September). Almost all of these sales have been supported by Plug-in-Grant scheme for cars and vans. At the end of Q3 2019 there are 14,803 ULEVs registered in Scotland (Table 13.7 and 13.8)
Registrations by type of vehicle
2.19 The overwhelming majority (98 per cent) of vehicles licensed for use on the roads in Scotland are still powered by either petrol or diesel. Historically petrol powered vehicles have been outsold by diesel vehicles but overall there are more petrol vehicles on the road than diesel ones. While 29 per cent of all diesel vehicles are body types other than cars only 6 per cent of petrol vehicles were not cars. (Table 13.9 and 13.10)
Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points
2.20 In 2019, there were 1,226 public EV charge points on the ChargePlace Scotland network (CPS), 524 (75%) more than in 2017. Glasgow had the highest number with 119. 7.68 GWh was provided through the CPS network in 2019. A map showing the locations of the charging points in Scotland is available here https://chargeplacescotland.org/cpmap/ (Table 13.11)
1990 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||
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thousand tonnes of pollutant | |||||||||||||||
Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) | |||||||||||||||
Road transport | 105.5 | 47.5 | 46.1 | 43.5 | 35.8 | 33.9 | 31.9 | 30.7 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 26.2 | ||
of which: | Buses and coaches | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | |
Passenger cars | 70.5 | 21.7 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.1 | ||
of which: | Diesel | 0.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | |
Petrol | 69.6 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
HGVs | 19.4 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
Light goods vehicles | 9.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.5 | ||
of which: | Diesel | 1.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.4 | |
Petrol | 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Mopeds and motorcycles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
Railways | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
Aviation | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ||
Shipping 6 | 38.7 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 30.5 | 28.8 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 25.2 | ||
Other transport | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
Total Transport | 151.1 | 84.8 | 84.7 | 80.1 | 70.4 | 66.7 | 61.4 | 59.4 | 56.7 | 56.5 | 55.0 | 54.0 | 55.9 | ||
Non-transport emissions | 172.9 | 99.1 | 90.3 | 78.4 | 69.5 | 70.7 | 59.1 | 59.8 | 56.9 | 53.0 | 50.3 | 39.9 | 36.9 | ||
Emissions from all sources | 324.0 | 183.9 | 174.9 | 158.5 | 140.0 | 137.4 | 120.6 | 119.3 | 113.5 | 109.5 | 105.3 | 93.9 | 92.8 | ||
Transport % of all NOx emissions | 47% | 46% | 48% | 51% | 50% | 49% | 51% | 50% | 50% | 52% | 52% | 57% | 60% | ||
Particulate matter (PM10) | |||||||||||||||
Road transport2 | 3.01 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.40 | 2.31 | 2.24 | 2.08 | 2.01 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.76 | ||
of which: | exhaust emissions from: | Buses and coaches | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Passenger cars | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | ||
HGVs | 0.75 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | ||
Light goods vehicles | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.14 | ||
Mopeds and motorcycles | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Road abrasion | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | ||
Tyre and brake wear | 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.87 | ||
Railways | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||
Aviation3 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
Shipping4,6 | 4.01 | 2.36 | 1.94 | 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.11 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.73 | ||
Other transport5 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
Total Transport | 7.29 | 5.17 | 4.70 | 4.25 | 3.98 | 3.57 | 3.18 | 3.02 | 2.82 | 2.73 | 2.64 | 2.61 | 2.64 | ||
Non-transport emissions | 33.07 | 15.75 | 15.23 | 13.75 | 12.67 | 14.22 | 12.85 | 12.24 | 12.59 | 12.22 | 11.96 | 12.08 | 12.15 | ||
Emissions from all sources | 40.36 | 20.92 | 19.93 | 18.00 | 16.65 | 17.79 | 16.03 | 15.25 | 15.41 | 14.95 | 14.60 | 14.70 | 14.79 | ||
Transport % of all PM10 emissions | 18% | 25% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 18% | ||
Particulate matter (PM2.5) | |||||||||||||||
Road transport2 | 2.56 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 1.85 | 1.76 | 1.70 | 1.55 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.17 | ||
of which: | exhaust emissions from: | Buses and coaches | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Passenger cars | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | ||
HGVs | 0.75 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.04 | ||
Light goods vehicles | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.14 | ||
Mopeds and motorcycles | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Road abrasion | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | ||
Tyre and brake wear | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.49 | ||
Railways | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||
Aviation3 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
Shipping4,6 | 3.80 | 2.23 | 1.84 | 1.52 | 1.37 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.69 | ||
Other transport5 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ||
Total Transport | 6.63 | 4.49 | 4.03 | 3.60 | 3.35 | 2.97 | 2.60 | 2.44 | 2.24 | 2.14 | 2.05 | 2.01 | 2.00 | ||
Non-transport emissions | 19.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | ||
Emissions from all sources | 26.0 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | ||
Transport % of all PM2.5 emissions | 26% | 35% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory - Not National Statistics
Emissions are available annually only with effect from 1998. All the figures in this table are updated annually to reflect changes to the methodology used.
2. The Road Transport emissions database uses emission factors (g/km) for different types of vehicles, which depend on the fuel type (petrol or diesel) and are influenced by the drive cycle or average speeds on the different types of roads; traffic activity for each DA region, including distance and average speed travelled by each type of vehicle on each type of road;
DA-specific fleet data on petrol/diesel car mix, car engine size and fleet composition (including age).
The sum of emissions across all parts of the UK equates to the total for the UK inventory where that total is normalised using fuel sales data of petrol and DERV.
3. Only take-off and landing emissions are reported.
4. Includes emissions from coastal shipping, shipping betweeen Scotland and the Overseas Territories, fishing vessels, marine engines, personal watercraft, inland goods-carrying vehicles, motorboats and sail boats with auxiliary engines.
5. Includes military aviation and naval vessels, aircraft support vehicles and railways stationary combustion.
6. Data have been revised due to changes in methodology - see paragraph 13.3.3 in notes and definitions.
Air Quality monitoring station 1 | Type of monitoring station | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Nitrogen dioxide 2 | micrograms per cubic metre | |||||||||||
Aberdeen Errol Place | Urban background | 25 | 26 | * | 23 | 21 | * | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Aberdeen Union Street | Roadside | 55 | * | 59 | 44 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 38 |
Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch Road | Roadside | 33 | 33 | 33 | * | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Dumfries, A780 | Roadside | 37 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Dundee Lochee Road | Roadside | 53 | 54 | 55 | * | 53 | 52 | 46 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
Dundee Union Street | Kerbside | 43 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 10 | .. | .. |
Eskdalemuir | Rural | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Edinburgh Gorgie Road | Roadside | 42 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Edinburgh St Leonards | Urban background | 31 | 24 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 22 | * | * | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Glasgow Centre, St Enoch's Square | Urban centre | 35 | 42 | 44 | 34 | * | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Glasgow Kerbside, Hope Street | Kerbside | 82 | 78 | 84 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 61 |
Glasgow Byres Road | Roadside | 43 | 40 | 47 | * | 39 | 44 | * | 38 | 38 | 37 | 34 |
Glasgow City Chambers | Urban background | 48 | 46 | 49 | * | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inverness, Telford Street | Roadside | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 21 | * | 24 | .. | .. |
Perth High Street | Roadside | 27 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Ozone 3 | micrograms per cubic metre | |||||||||||
Edinburgh St Leonards | Urban background | 49 | 52 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 49 | * | 45 | 45 | 46 | 51 |
Eskdalemuir | Rural | 57 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 58 |
Strath Vaich | Rural | 73 | 67 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 66 |
Number of daily maximums (measured as an 8-hour running mean) exceeding 100ug/m3 | ||||||||||||
Edinburgh St Leonards | Urban background | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | * | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Eskdalemuir | Rural | 16 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
Strath Vaich | Rural | 65 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
Particulates (PM10) 4 | micrograms per cubic metre | |||||||||||
Aberdeen Errol Place | Urban background | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Aberdeen Union Street | Roadside | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | * | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Bishopbriggs, Kirkintilloch Road | Roadside | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | * | * | * | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Dundee Broughty Ferry | Roadside | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Dundee Union Street | Kerbside | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | .. | .. | .. |
Edinburgh Queen Street | Roadside | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | * | .. | .. |
Edinburgh St Leonards | Urban background | 15 | * | 14 | 15 | * | 14 | * | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Glasgow Byres Road | Roadside | 10 | 19 | 23 | * | 13 | * | * | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Glasgow Waulkmillglen Reservoir | Rural | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | * | 11 | * | 11 | 9 |
Glasgow Kerbside, Hope Street | Kerbside | 27 | 26 | 29 | * | * | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Glasgow Centre, St Enoch's Square | Urban centre | 19 | 25 | * | 17 | * | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Inverness, Telford Street | Roadside | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. |
Perth High Street | Roadside | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | .. |
Particulates (PM2.5) 5 | micrograms per cubic metre | |||||||||||
Aberdeen Errol Place | Urban background | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Aberdeen Union Street | Roadside | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | * | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Auchencorth Moss | Rural | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Edinburgh St Leonards | Urban background | .. | 8 | 9 | 12 | .. | 8 | .. | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Glasgow Kerbside, Hope Street | Kerbside | .. | .. | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Glasgow Centre, St Enoch's Square | Urban centre | .. | 12 | 12 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Glasgow High Street | Roadside | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Glasgow Townhead | Urban background | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Grangemouth | Urban industrial | .. | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | .. | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Source: Scottish Government - Not National Statistics
1. The sites chosen are a mixture of urban and rural site types with long time series
2. Annual mean concentration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide.
3. Annual mean ground level ozone concentration.
4. Annual mean atmospheric PM10 concentration.
5. Annual mean atmospheric PM2.5 concentration.
(*) Since 2003, results where data capture is less than 75% are not shown.
(..) Site not in operation for given year
(a) those to which transport is understood to contribute significantly - see text.
Figure 13.1: Index of air pollutant emissions from transport in Scotland, 1990-2017 (1990=100)
Local authority | Pollutant(s) | All pollutants | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) only | Particulate Matter (PM10) only | Both NO2 and PM10 | Sulphur dioxide | ||
Aberdeen City Council | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
City of Edinburgh Council | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Dundee City Council | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
East Dunbartonshire Council | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
East Lothian Council | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Falkirk Council | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Fife Council | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Glasgow City Council | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Highland Council | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
North Lanarkshire Council | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Perth & Kinross Council | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Renfrewshire Council | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
South Lanarkshire Council | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
West Lothian Council | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
Scotland | 13 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 38 |
Source: Scottish Air Quality website - Not National Statistics
Year | 1990 | 1995 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buses & coaches | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.48 |
Passenger cars | 5.79 | 5.84 | 6.30 | 6.13 | 5.96 | 5.76 | 5.68 | 5.71 | 5.62 | 5.63 | 5.65 | 5.76 | 5.89 |
Heavy Goods Vehicles | 1.79 | 1.71 | 1.88 | 1.77 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.88 |
Light Goods Vehicles | 0.96 | 1.07 | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.55 | 1.63 | 1.76 | 1.87 |
Mopeds & motorcycles | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Other road2 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Road Transportation Total1 | 9.18 | 9.26 | 10.30 | 9.92 | 9.60 | 9.50 | 9.34 | 9.40 | 9.35 | 9.43 | 9.58 | 9.87 | 10.21 |
Railways | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
International Aviation and Shipping3,4 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.63 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.82 | 1.87 |
Domestic Aviation4 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
Domestic Shipping and Maritime4 | 3.36 | 4.16 | 2.96 | 2.77 | 2.65 | 2.50 | 2.13 | 1.92 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 1.95 |
Total transport | 14.83 | 15.78 | 16.22 | 15.61 | 14.91 | 14.40 | 13.97 | 13.71 | 13.60 | 13.82 | 14.13 | 14.57 | 14.89 |
Non-transport net emissions | 61.34 | 61.22 | 46.15 | 44.75 | 41.35 | 44.44 | 38.25 | 39.10 | 37.30 | 33.43 | 32.05 | 27.32 | 25.63 |
Net emissions all sources5 | 76.17 | 77.00 | 62.37 | 60.35 | 56.26 | 58.83 | 52.22 | 52.81 | 50.90 | 47.25 | 46.19 | 41.90 | 40.52 |
Total net emissions attributed to transport (%)5 | 19.47 | 20.49 | 26.00 | 25.86 | 26.51 | 24.47 | 26.75 | 25.95 | 26.72 | 29.24 | 30.60 | 34.78 | 36.75 |
Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory: Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland 1990-2017, some headings are own aggregations - Not National Statistics
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/reports/cat09/1906110855_DA_GHGI_1990-2017_Issue1.1.xlsb
1. The method used to estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from road transport is based on vehicle kilometre travelled data constrained so that the sum of emissions across all parts of the UK equates to the total for the UK inventory.
That total is derived from fuel sales data of petrol and DERV within the UK as specified in the reporting guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Further detail can be found in Section 3.3 of the report and in Annex 2.
2. Other road includes urea used as part of an additive for certain categories of diesel engine, LPG use and road vehicle engines.
3. A split between International aviation and international shipping can be found in the Carbon Accout for Transport
https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/45659/sct09199659921.pdf
4. Includes various additional emissions associated with both shipping and aviation such as support vehicles at airports or marine engines on ships
5. Net emissions take account of removals of carbon dioxide due to carbon sinks.
Year |
1990 |
1995 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-IAS Emissions |
|||||||||||||
Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
13.261 |
14.006 |
14.310 |
13.684 |
13.150 |
12.835 |
12.291 |
12.122 |
11.936 |
12.050 |
12.295 |
12.613 |
12.875 |
Methane (CH4) |
0.100 |
0.075 |
0.025 |
0.022 |
0.017 |
0.015 |
0.013 |
0.012 |
0.011 |
0.010 |
0.009 |
0.009 |
0.009 |
Nitrous Oxide (N2O) |
0.164 |
0.214 |
0.139 |
0.121 |
0.115 |
0.113 |
0.110 |
0.110 |
0.113 |
0.117 |
0.122 |
0.129 |
0.134 |
Total transport greenhouse gases (Excluding International Aviation and Shipping) |
13.526 |
14.295 |
14.474 |
13.827 |
13.281 |
12.963 |
12.414 |
12.244 |
12.060 |
12.178 |
12.427 |
12.751 |
13.019 |
IAS Emissions |
|||||||||||||
Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
1.290 |
1.462 |
1.727 |
1.760 |
1.614 |
1.417 |
1.538 |
1.447 |
1.523 |
1.621 |
1.687 |
1.803 |
1.854 |
Methane (CH4) |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.000 |
0.001 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Nitrous Oxide (N2O) |
0.016 |
0.020 |
0.018 |
0.019 |
0.018 |
0.015 |
0.017 |
0.015 |
0.016 |
0.017 |
0.017 |
0.019 |
0.019 |
Total greenhouse gases from International Aviation and Shipping |
1.307 |
1.483 |
1.747 |
1.780 |
1.632 |
1.433 |
1.555 |
1.463 |
1.539 |
1.639 |
1.705 |
1.822 |
1.874 |
All transport greenhouse gases |
14.833 |
15.777 |
16.220 |
15.607 |
14.913 |
14.396 |
13.969 |
13.707 |
13.599 |
13.816 |
14.131 |
14.573 |
14.892 |
Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory: Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland 1990-2017, some headings are own aggregations - Not National Statistics
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/reports/cat09/1906110855_DA_GHGI_1990-2017_Issue1.1.xlsb
1. The footnotes to Table 5.12 also apply to this table, including revision of the figures; though note that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide from road transport are estimated using vehicle kilometre data.
In both of the calculation methods, and the total emissions of these GHGs from the two methods are identical. There are no emissions of other greenhouse gases by transport in the inventory.
2. The figures for greenhouse gas emissions are expressed in terms of their Global Warming Potential in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. To convert from tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent to tonnes of other gases multiply by the following factors: GWP methane - 25, GWP nitrous oxide - 298.
Scottish Baseline(1990) | UK Baseline (1990) | Scottish Emissions (2016) | UK Emissions (2016) | Scottish Emissions (2017) | UK Emissions (2017) | Scottish Emissions as % of UK Emissions (2017) | Change in Scottish Emissions (2016-2017) | Change in UK Emissions (2016-2017) | Change in Scottish Emissions (1990-2017) | Change in UK Emissions (1990-2017) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buses & coaches | 0.60 | 5.25 | 0.46 | 3.52 | 0.48 | 3.35 | 14.34 | 5% | -5% | -24% | -57% |
Passenger cars | 5.79 | 72.29 | 5.76 | 69.80 | 5.89 | 69.64 | 8.45 | 2% | 0% | 2% | -4% |
Heavy Goods Vehicles | 1.79 | 20.46 | 1.82 | 20.53 | 1.88 | 20.75 | 9.07 | 4% | 1% | 5% | 1% |
Light Goods Vehicles | 0.96 | 11.64 | 1.76 | 19.27 | 1.87 | 19.45 | 9.62 | 7% | 1% | 49% | 40% |
Mopeds & motorcycles | 0.04 | 0.77 | 0.03 | 0.53 | 0.04 | 0.53 | 6.66 | 6% | 0% | -9% | -46% |
Road Transportation Total1 | 9.17 | 110.41 | 9.82 | 113.65 | 10.16 | 113.72 | 8.93 | 3% | 0% | 10% | 3% |
Emissions by Road Type | |||||||||||
Urban | 3.40 | 14.52 | 3.00 | 12.48 | 3.68 | 12.18 | 30.20 | 23% | -2% | 8% | -19% |
Rural | 4.63 | 14.77 | 4.92 | 17.66 | 4.52 | 17.98 | 25.16 | -8% | 2% | -2% | 18% |
Motorway | 1.12 | 8.82 | 1.89 | 13.66 | 1.94 | 13.89 | 13.98 | 3% | 2% | 42% | 36% |
Railways | 0.12 | 1.47 | 0.17 | 2.02 | 0.17 | 2.00 | 8.64 | -1% | -1% | 29% | 26% |
International Aviation and Shipping2 | 1.31 | 23.67 | 1.82 | 42.33 | 1.87 | 42.80 | 4.38 | 3% | 1% | 30% | 45% |
Domestic Aviation3 | 0.86 | 5.66 | 0.67 | 3.18 | 0.69 | 3.25 | 21.22 | 3% | 2% | -25% | -74% |
Domestic Shipping and Maritime4 | 3.36 | 9.93 | 2.03 | 6.48 | 1.95 | 6.38 | 30.54 | -4% | -2% | -72% | -56% |
Total transport (excl International Aviation and Shipping) | 13.51 | 127.47 | 12.70 | 125.33 | 12.97 | 125.35 | 10.34 | 2% | 0% | -4% | -2% |
Total transport (incl International Aviation and Shipping) | 14.82 | 151.13 | 14.52 | 167.65 | 14.84 | 168.15 | 8.83 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
Source: National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory: Greenhouse Gas Inventories for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland 1990-2017, some headings are own aggregations - Not National Statistics
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/reports/cat09/1906110855_DA_GHGI_1990-2017_Issue1.1.xlsb
1. Excludes "other road" category
2. Includes aircraft engine emissions
3. Includes military aircraft and aircraft upport vehicls
4. Includes lubricant for marine engines
Figure 13.2: Estimated greenhouse gas emissions of Scottish transport for 2017 (inclusive of radiative forcing)
Figure 13.2: Estimated greenhouse gas emissions of Scottish transport for 2017
Mode of Transport | gCO2 per passenger kilometre |
---|---|
Petrol cars2 | 181 |
Diesel cars2 | 173 |
Hybrid2 | 115 |
Petrol motorbike | 116 |
Bus | 105 |
Coach | 28 |
National rail | 41 |
Light rail and tram | 35 |
Ferry | 113 |
Domestic flights3,4,5 | 255 |
Short haul international3,4,5 | 158 |
Long haul international3,4,5 | 196 |
1. Source
All figures are estimated using data for GB/UK as a whole so do not specifically relate to Scotland.
2. All Car figures assume an average car occupancy rate of 1.50 passengers based on the latest Transport and Travel in Scotland
3. The long haul estimate is based on a flight length from the Guidelines of of 6482 km, short haul 1108km and domestic 463km.
4. All the factors include the distance uplift of 8% to compensate for planes not flying using the most direct route i.e. flying around international airspace, stacking etc.
5. Aviation emissions calculations inclusive of radiative forcing, thus taking account of additional environmental impacts of aviation, including emissions of nitrous oxides and water vapour emitted at high altitudes.
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | |||||||||||
Up to 100 g/km | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 25.6 | 36.2 | 39.1 | 36.4 | 32.3 | 22.9 |
101 - 110 g/km | 4.8 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 23.5 | 34.8 | 46.9 | 52.6 | 43.6 | 32.6 |
111 - 120 g/km | 12.1 | 24.7 | 29.7 | 28.1 | 31.6 | 43.1 | 48.2 | 41.2 | 48.3 | 47.4 | 44.6 |
121 - 130 g/km | 11.0 | 15.4 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 39.4 | 39.7 | 36.5 | 33.3 | 32.1 | 29.8 | 29.3 |
131 - 140 g/km | 36.7 | 41.5 | 33.9 | 31.4 | 30.5 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 20.0 |
141 - 150 g/km | 24.3 | 24.7 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 13.3 |
151 - 165 g/km | 33.0 | 32.7 | 25.3 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 12.3 |
166 - 175 g/km | 16.7 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
176 - 185 g/km | 9.5 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
186- 200 g/km | 11.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
201 - 225 g/km | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
226 - 255 g/km | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Over 255 g/km | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Not known | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Total | 172.7 | 186.2 | 177.2 | 167.8 | 182.5 | 205.2 | 222.4 | 221.8 | 222.1 | 204.0 | 187.5 |
Avg CO2 | 156.3 | 148.6 | 143.4 | 138.2 | 133.2 | 128.4 | 124.4 | 121.4 | 120.0 | 120.2 | 123.6 |
Column Percentages | |||||||||||
Up to 100 g/km | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 12.2 |
101 - 110 g/km | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 21.2 | 23.7 | 21.4 | 17.4 |
111 - 120 g/km | 7.0 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 21.0 | 21.7 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 23.2 | 23.8 |
121 - 130 g/km | 6.4 | 8.3 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 16.4 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.6 |
131 - 140 g/km | 21.3 | 22.3 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
141 - 150 g/km | 14.1 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 7.1 |
151 - 165 g/km | 19.1 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
166 - 175 g/km | 9.7 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
176 - 185 g/km | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
186- 200 g/km | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
201 - 225 g/km | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
226 - 255 g/km | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Over 255 g/km | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Not known | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: DVLA//DVADfT - GB figures published as DfT table VEH0256
Figure 13.3: New car average CO2 emissions, Scotland 2008-2018
Figure 13.4: First time car registrations, Scotland, by Emissions band, 2008-2018
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | |||||||||||
Up to 100 g/km | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 22.0 | 49.2 | 89.5 | 133.2 | 176.5 | 213.1 | 236.5 |
101 - 110 g/km | 15.3 | 23.2 | 32.5 | 47.9 | 67.0 | 94.1 | 130.8 | 176.7 | 229.2 | 276.2 | 309.9 |
111 - 120 g/km | 45.0 | 68.6 | 98.9 | 127.2 | 158.2 | 198.5 | 243.3 | 279.5 | 317.8 | 355.2 | 391.0 |
121 - 130 g/km | 59.9 | 74.4 | 100.1 | 130.5 | 170.2 | 210.9 | 243.2 | 267.3 | 287.8 | 305.1 | 324.8 |
131 - 140 g/km | 218.2 | 254.8 | 281.4 | 303.0 | 321.0 | 332.6 | 337.8 | 335.6 | 330.6 | 324.7 | 319.3 |
141 - 150 g/km | 249.5 | 265.9 | 278.2 | 288.6 | 293.0 | 290.9 | 282.0 | 265.6 | 250.9 | 235.5 | 223.2 |
151 - 165 g/km | 384.4 | 407.2 | 415.2 | 413.7 | 401.8 | 382.5 | 362.5 | 336.3 | 310.6 | 284.5 | 262.7 |
166 - 175 g/km | 173.0 | 180.2 | 178.7 | 176.6 | 172.2 | 164.0 | 153.0 | 139.7 | 126.5 | 114.2 | 103.8 |
176 - 185 g/km | 124.1 | 130.0 | 130.8 | 129.2 | 124.6 | 116.3 | 107.7 | 97.8 | 88.0 | 79.0 | 72.0 |
186 - 200 g/km | 125.5 | 130.5 | 130.2 | 128.6 | 124.1 | 116.4 | 108.3 | 96.9 | 86.2 | 76.7 | 68.1 |
201 - 225 g/km | 106.5 | 109.6 | 108.0 | 104.7 | 100.1 | 93.9 | 87.6 | 79.7 | 72.5 | 65.0 | 58.2 |
226 - 255 g/km | 59.7 | 60.9 | 60.6 | 60.3 | 58.6 | 55.8 | 52.2 | 47.2 | 42.4 | 37.8 | 33.6 |
Over 255 g/km | 48.2 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 48.9 | 46.7 | 44.2 | 41.5 | 37.9 | 34.8 | 31.8 | 29.2 |
Not known | 623.4 | 491.5 | 386.1 | 296.3 | 225.5 | 169.9 | 130.1 | 100.9 | 79.2 | 63.6 | 53.5 |
Total | 2,233.2 | 2,248.5 | 2,254.5 | 2,264.4 | 2,285.1 | 2,319.2 | 2,369.3 | 2,394.2 | 2,433.1 | 2,462.4 | 2,486.0 |
Avg CO2 | 166.7 | 164.9 | 162.6 | 160.2 | 157.4 | 153.9 | 150.1 | 146.2 | 142.4 | 139.1 | 136.5 |
Column Percentages | |||||||||||
Up to 100 g/km | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
101 - 110 g/km | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 12.5 |
111 - 120 g/km | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 15.7 |
121 - 130 g/km | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 13.1 |
131 - 140 g/km | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
141 - 150 g/km | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
151 - 165 g/km | 17.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 10.6 |
166 - 175 g/km | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
176 - 185 g/km | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
186 - 200 g/km | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
201 - 225 g/km | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
226 - 255 g/km | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Over 255 g/km | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Not known | 27.9 | 21.9 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: DVLA//DVADfT - GB figures published as DfT table VEH0206
Figure 13.3: Licensed cars average CO2 emissions, Scotland 2008-2018
Figure 13.4: Licensed car registrations, Scotland, by Emissions band, 2008-2018
Vehicles | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Month | PiG Eligible Cars 2,3 | Non PiG Eligible Plug-in Cars 2,3 | Non Plug-in Cars | Quadricycles | All Cars | PiG Eligible Motorcycles and tricycles 2,4 | Non PiG Eligible Motorcycles and tricycles 2,4 | All Motorcycles and tricycles 4 | PiG Eligible Light Goods Vehicles 2 | Non PiG Eligible Plug-in Light Goods Vehicles 2 | Non Plug-in Light Goods Vehicles | All Light Goods Vehicles | Heavy Goods Vehicles | Buses and coaches | Other vehicles | Total | |
Category 1 | Category 2/3 | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | Jan-Mar | 14 | - | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64 |
2011 | Apr-Jun | 37 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
2011 | Jul-Sep | 14 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
2011 | Oct-Dec | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
2012 | Jan-Mar | 25 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
2012 | Apr-Jun | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 64 |
2012 | Jul-Sep | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
2012 | Oct-Dec | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
2013 | Jan-Mar | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
2013 | Apr-Jun | 50 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
2013 | Jul-Sep | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
2013 | Oct-Dec | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
2014 | Jan-Mar | 111 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 141 |
2014 | Apr-Jun | 114 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 188 |
2014 | Jul-Sep | 140 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 286 |
2014 | Oct-Dec | 168 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 291 |
2015 | Jan-Mar | 172 | 173 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 373 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 410 |
2015 | Apr-Jun | 131 | 168 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 319 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 338 |
2015 | Jul-Sep | 123 | 145 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 301 |
2015 | Oct-Dec | 188 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 344 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 354 |
2016 | Jan-Mar | 198 | 237 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 453 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 485 |
2016 | Apr-Jun | 131 | 132 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 317 |
2016 | Jul-Sep | 162 | 202 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 387 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
2016 | Oct-Dec | 145 | 128 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 304 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 323 |
2017 | Jan-Mar | 347 | 279 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 666 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 692 |
2017 | Apr-Jun | 248 | 228 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 520 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 549 |
2017 | Jul-Sep | 254 | 415 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 721 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 755 |
2017 | Oct-Dec | 150 | 338 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 530 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 |
2018 | Jan-Mar | 276 | 502 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 824 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 845 |
2018 | Apr-Jun | 283 | 544 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 895 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 929 |
2018 | Jul-Sep | 294 | 447 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 794 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 840 |
2018 | Oct-Dec | 276 | 62 | 538 | 0 | 1 | 877 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 923 |
2019 | Jan-Mar | 526 | - | 569 | 0 | 0 | 1,095 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1,175 |
2019 | Apr-Jun | 431 | - | 458 | 0 | 0 | 889 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 974 |
2019 | Jul-Sep | 868 | - | 539 | 0 | 0 | 1,407 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1,489 |
2011 | Whole year | 70 | - | 30 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 152 |
2012 | Whole year | 97 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 153 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 224 |
2013 | Whole year | 144 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 215 |
2014 | Whole year | 533 | 279 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 838 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 906 |
2015 | Whole year | 614 | 637 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 1,317 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1,403 |
2016 | Whole year | 636 | 699 | 41 | 58 | 2 | 1,436 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1,527 |
2017 | Whole year | 999 | 1,260 | 66 | 111 | 1 | 2,437 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2,546 |
2018 | Whole year | 1,129 | 1,555 | 673 | 31 | 2 | 3,390 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3,537 |
Source: DVLA/Df
1. Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) are vehicles that emit less than 75g of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the tailpipe for every kilometre travelled. In practice, the term typically refers to battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles.
2. Includes all vehicles of models that are eligible for the plug-in grants at the date of latest table update. Therefore earlier data in the series may be changed retrospectively as models are added to the eligible list. In addition, if a vehicle becomes ineligible for the plug-in grant, it will remain in this list for historical comparison. For more details, see:
https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants/eligibility
3. Changes to the Plug-in Car Grant came into effect on 21 October 2018. Vehicles registered for the first time on or after this date are categorised using the new eligibility criteria. There may be some cars that were purchased with a plug-in car grant but were registered for the first time after this date. For more information about the changes, see:
4. Some powerful electric bikes have to be registered as mopeds and will be included here. For more details, see:
https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules
Vehicles | |||||||||||||||||
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Quarter | PiG Eligible Cars 2,3 | Non PiG Eligible Plug-in Cars 2,3 | Non Plug-in Cars | Quadricycles | All Cars | PiG Eligible Motorcycles and tricycles 2,4 | Non PiG Eligible Motorcycles and tricycles 2,4 | All Motorcycles and tricycles 4 | PiG Eligible Light Goods Vehicles 2 | Non PiG Eligible Plug-in Light Goods Vehicles 2 | Non Plug-in Light Goods Vehicles | All Light Goods Vehicles | Heavy Goods Vehicles | Buses and coaches | Other vehicles | Total | |
Category 1 | Category 2/3 | ||||||||||||||||
2011 Q1 | 14 | - | 60 | - | - | 74 | - | 73 | 73 | - | 93 | - | 93 | 9 | 2 | 179 | 430 |
2011 Q2 | 51 | - | 61 | - | - | 112 | - | 72 | 72 | - | 96 | - | 96 | 9 | 1 | 174 | 464 |
2011 Q3 | 64 | - | 63 | - | - | 127 | - | 68 | 68 | - | 98 | - | 98 | 10 | 2 | 174 | 479 |
2011 Q4 | 70 | - | 62 | - | - | 132 | - | 63 | 63 | 1 | 110 | - | 111 | 9 | 2 | 180 | 497 |
2012 Q1 | 97 | - | 61 | - | 1 | 159 | - | 67 | 67 | 1 | 117 | - | 118 | 9 | 2 | 180 | 535 |
2012 Q2 | 119 | 12 | 63 | - | 14 | 208 | - | 67 | 67 | 6 | 119 | - | 125 | 10 | 3 | 188 | 601 |
2012 Q3 | 136 | 31 | 63 | - | 15 | 245 | - | 60 | 60 | 31 | 122 | - | 153 | 10 | 3 | 184 | 655 |
2012 Q4 | 168 | 39 | 64 | - | 16 | 287 | - | 52 | 52 | 42 | 121 | - | 163 | 10 | 4 | 183 | 699 |
2013 Q1 | 187 | 55 | 63 | - | 16 | 321 | - | 47 | 47 | 48 | 121 | - | 169 | 9 | 4 | 181 | 731 |
2013 Q2 | 246 | 68 | 62 | - | 16 | 392 | - | 48 | 48 | 48 | 125 | - | 173 | 8 | 4 | 177 | 802 |
2013 Q3 | 290 | 74 | 66 | - | 15 | 445 | - | 47 | 47 | 55 | 120 | - | 175 | 9 | 5 | 177 | 858 |
2013 Q4 | 330 | 85 | 66 | - | 16 | 497 | - | 45 | 45 | 58 | 119 | - | 177 | 9 | 5 | 177 | 910 |
2014 Q1 | 437 | 104 | 65 | - | 16 | 622 | - | 43 | 43 | 70 | 119 | - | 189 | 8 | 5 | 181 | 1,048 |
2014 Q2 | 555 | 152 | 65 | - | 15 | 787 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 80 | 120 | - | 200 | 9 | 6 | 177 | 1,221 |
2014 Q3 | 702 | 273 | 73 | - | 17 | 1,065 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 89 | 120 | - | 209 | 10 | 13 | 181 | 1,513 |
2014 Q4 | 862 | 363 | 83 | - | 18 | 1,326 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 96 | 126 | - | 222 | 10 | 14 | 181 | 1,785 |
2015 Q1 | 1,024 | 541 | 101 | - | 27 | 1,693 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 113 | 126 | - | 239 | 10 | 22 | 183 | 2,181 |
2015 Q2 | 1,149 | 716 | 111 | - | 29 | 2,005 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 133 | 116 | - | 249 | 10 | 23 | 174 | 2,494 |
2015 Q3 | 1,262 | 891 | 100 | 1 | 29 | 2,283 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 150 | 109 | - | 259 | 9 | 22 | 174 | 2,778 |
2015 Q4 | 1,451 | 1,060 | 102 | 2 | 32 | 2,647 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 152 | 118 | - | 270 | 9 | 22 | 180 | 3,161 |
2016 Q1 | 1,633 | 1,334 | 107 | 6 | 36 | 3,116 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 176 | 115 | - | 291 | 10 | 22 | 174 | 3,647 |
2016 Q2 | 1,768 | 1,512 | 116 | 27 | 36 | 3,459 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 202 | 114 | - | 316 | 10 | 22 | 171 | 4,016 |
2016 Q3 | 1,961 | 1,761 | 121 | 41 | 36 | 3,920 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 219 | 113 | - | 332 | 11 | 22 | 165 | 4,492 |
2016 Q4 | 2,125 | 1,931 | 127 | 59 | 37 | 4,279 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 229 | 114 | - | 343 | 10 | 23 | 166 | 4,857 |
2017 Q1 | 2,419 | 2,220 | 144 | 82 | 33 | 4,898 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 256 | 117 | - | 373 | 9 | 24 | 165 | 5,504 |
2017 Q2 | 2,670 | 2,479 | 161 | 115 | 33 | 5,458 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 272 | 114 | - | 386 | 10 | 24 | 165 | 6,083 |
2017 Q3 | 3,002 | 2,899 | 171 | 138 | 28 | 6,238 | 3 | 44 | 47 | 289 | 113 | - | 402 | 10 | 29 | 170 | 6,896 |
2017 Q4 | 3,245 | 3,237 | 177 | 169 | 25 | 6,853 | 4 | 44 | 48 | 292 | 113 | - | 405 | 10 | 29 | 163 | 7,508 |
2018 Q1 | 3,562 | 3,752 | 194 | 191 | 23 | 7,722 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 318 | 115 | - | 433 | 10 | 28 | 164 | 8,405 |
2018 Q2 | 3,810 | 4,335 | 255 | 193 | 26 | 8,619 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 336 | 107 | - | 443 | 9 | 28 | 159 | 9,316 |
2018 Q3 | 4,241 | 4,869 | 287 | 190 | 27 | 9,614 | 12 | 55 | 67 | 362 | 106 | - | 468 | 9 | 28 | 175 | 10,361 |
2018 Q4 | 4,520 | 5,008 | 813 | 190 | 30 | 10,561 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 383 | 104 | - | 487 | 10 | 29 | 191 | 11,350 |
2019 Q1 | 5,024 | 5,003 | 1,365 | 185 | 30 | 11,607 | 13 | 63 | 76 | 416 | 103 | - | 519 | 10 | 26 | 215 | 12,453 |
2019 Q2 | 5,414 | 5,003 | 1,835 | 178 | 29 | 12,459 | 18 | 70 | 88 | 468 | 95 | - | 563 | 10 | 26 | 241 | 13,387 |
2019 Q3 | 6,237 | 5,000 | 2,375 | 176 | 30 | 13,818 | 28 | 67 | 95 | 496 | 100 | - | 596 | 10 | 30 | 254 | 14,803 |
1. Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) are vehicles that emit less than 75g of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the tailpipe for every kilometre travelled. In practice, the term typically refers to battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles.
2. Includes all vehicles of models that are eligible for the plug-in grants at the date of latest table update. Therefore earlier data in the series may be changed retrospectively as models are added to the eligible list. In addition, if a vehicle becomes ineligible for the plug-in grant, it will remain in this list for historical comparison. For more details, see:
https://www.gov.uk/plug-in-car-van-grants/eligibility
3. Changes to the Plug-in Car Grant came into effect on 21 October 2018. Vehicles registered for the first time on or after this date are categorised using the new eligibility criteria. There may be some cars that were purchased with a plug-in car grant but were registered for the first time after this date. For more information about the changes, see:
4. Some powerful electric bikes have to be registered as mopeds and will be included here. For more details, see:
https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules
Source: DVLA/DfT
Figure 13.5: Ultra Low Emission Vehicles licensed in Scotland - growth from 2014 Q1 to 2019 Q3
Propulsion type | |||||||||||||
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Diesel | Electric diesel | Electricity | Fuel cells | Gas | Gas bi-fuel | Gas-diesel | Hybrid electric | New fuel tech-nology | Petrol | Petrol/gas | Steam | Grand Total | |
Body type | thousand | ||||||||||||
Agricultural | 2.3 | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | c | 3.0 |
Buses & coaches | 0.7 | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | 0.7 |
Cars | 55.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | - | - | c | c | 8.2 | - | 123.2 | - | - | 187.5 |
Goods - heavy | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | 4.1 |
Goods - light | 27.7 | - | 0.1 | - | - | c | - | 0.0 | - | 0.3 | - | - | 28.1 |
Motorcycles, mopeds & scooters | c | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.4 | - | c | 6.4 |
Others 1 | 2.1 | - | 0.8 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | 3.0 |
Special Purpose | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
Taxis | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 |
Tricycles | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 |
Grand Total | 92.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | - | 0.0 | c | c | 8.3 | - | 130.7 | - | c | 233.1 |
Source: DVLA/DfT
c. Value has been suppressed to avoid disclosing personal information.
~ denotes fewer than 50.
1. Iincludes Invalid Vehicle (Mobility scooters), Lift Trucks, Tel Material Handlers, Hydraulic Excavator, Rear Digger, Ambulance, Fire Engine, Street Cleansing, Roller and Loading Shovel.
Pure Electric ’others’ are Invalid vehicles or Lift Trucks.
Propulsion type | |||||||||||||
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Diesel | Electric diesel | Electricity | Fuel cells | Gas | Gas bi-fuel | Gas-diesel | Hybrid electric | New fuel tech-nology | Petrol | Petrol/gas | Steam | Grand total | |
Body type | thousand | ||||||||||||
Agricultural | 49.5 | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.3 |
Buses & coaches | 14.3 | - | 0.0 | - | - | c | c | - | - | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 14.5 |
Cars | 1,034.6 | 0.5 | 4.5 | - | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 1,419.1 | 0.5 | c | 2,486.0 |
Goods - heavy | 36.7 | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | c | c | - | - | 0.1 | c | c | 36.8 |
Goods - light | 290.4 | - | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | c | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 297.6 |
Motorcycles, mopeds & scooters | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | - | c | - | - | - | - | 70.4 | c | - | 70.5 |
Not recorded | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | c | 0.3 |
Others 1 | 20.1 | - | 4.8 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | c | c | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 |
Special purpose | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | c | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Taxis | 3.4 | - | - | - | - | c | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 3.5 |
Tricycles | 0.0 | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | c | - | 0.9 |
Grand Total | 1,449.6 | 0.5 | 9.9 | - | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 1,502.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2,990.7 |
Source: DVLA/DfT
c. Value has been suppressed to avoid disclosing personal information.
~ denotes fewer than 50.
1. Iincludes Invalid Vehicle (Mobility scooters), Lift Trucks, Tel Material Handlers, Hydraulic Excavator, Rear Digger, Ambulance, Fire Engine, Street Cleansing, Roller and Loading Shovel.
Pure Electric ’others’ are Invalid vehicles or Lift Trucks.
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Aberdeen City | 43 | 46 | 50 |
Aberdeenshire | 19 | 32 | 48 |
Angus | 16 | 25 | 42 |
Argyll and Bute | 24 | 29 | 40 |
City of Edinburgh | 44 | 56 | 69 |
Clackmannanshire | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 17 | 20 | 26 |
Dundee City | 34 | 62 | 73 |
East Ayrshire | 10 | 14 | 34 |
East Dunbartonshire | 6 | 6 | 15 |
East Lothian | 12 | 34 | 53 |
East Renfrewshire | 8 | 9 | 13 |
Falkirk | 12 | 14 | 20 |
Fife | 43 | 50 | 67 |
Glasgow City | 73 | 80 | 119 |
Highland | 40 | 54 | 78 |
Inverclyde | 13 | 13 | 17 |
Midlothian | 21 | 22 | 25 |
Moray | 11 | 13 | 21 |
North Ayrshire | 16 | 24 | 31 |
North Lanarkshire | 23 | 30 | 37 |
Orkney Islands | 14 | 14 | 23 |
Perth and Kinross | 41 | 47 | 53 |
Renfrewshire | 20 | 23 | 31 |
Scottish Borders | 23 | 24 | 32 |
Shetland Islands | 12 | 13 | 13 |
South Ayrshire | 9 | 13 | 24 |
South Lanarkshire | 14 | 15 | 50 |
Stirling | 22 | 22 | 42 |
West Dunbartonshire | 12 | 15 | 18 |
West Lothian | 19 | 25 | 25 |
Total | 702 | 876 | 1,226 |
Rapid | Fast | Slow | |
---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen City | 11 | 26 | 13 |
Aberdeenshire | 14 | 21 | 13 |
Angus | 10 | 24 | 8 |
Argyll and Bute | 13 | 17 | 10 |
City of Edinburgh | 8 | 26 | 35 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Dundee City | 26 | 23 | 24 |
East Ayrshire | 10 | 9 | 15 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 | 12 | 2 |
East Lothian | 11 | 24 | 18 |
East Renfrewshire | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Falkirk | 3 | 10 | 7 |
Fife | 7 | 16 | 44 |
Glasgow City | 11 | 47 | 61 |
Highland | 40 | 20 | 18 |
Inverclyde | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Midlothian | 3 | 7 | 15 |
Moray | 6 | 10 | 5 |
North Ayrshire | 8 | 16 | 7 |
North Lanarkshire | 8 | 9 | 20 |
Orkney Islands | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Perth and Kinross | 15 | 27 | 11 |
Renfrewshire | 6 | 12 | 13 |
Scottish Borders | 13 | 8 | 11 |
Shetland Islands | 2 | 3 | 8 |
South Ayrshire | 4 | 10 | 10 |
South Lanarkshire | 5 | 6 | 39 |
Stirling | 11 | 18 | 13 |
West Dunbartonshire | 2 | 8 | 8 |
West Lothian | 2 | 12 | 11 |
Total | 275 | 466 | 485 |
Rapid | Fast | Slow | ||||
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Charging Events | kWh Drawn | Charging Events | kWh Drawn | Charging Events | kWh Drawn | |
Aberdeen City | 17,375 | 217,009 | 11,879 | 133,564 | 5,122 | 45,961 |
Aberdeenshire | 17,298 | 197,570 | 4,103 | 51,094 | 1,875 | 15,935 |
Angus | 10,130 | 125,429 | 7,401 | 88,755 | 2,192 | 25,664 |
Argyll and Bute | 7,635 | 94,535 | 3,817 | 40,604 | 672 | 7,381 |
City of Edinburgh | 24,393 | 325,495 | 16,205 | 204,443 | 11,558 | 128,609 |
Clackmannanshire | 0 | 0 | 1,436 | 21,727 | 3,504 | 25,405 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 2,029 | 25,324 | 621 | 8,911 | 720 | 11,031 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 2,921 | 44,078 | 388 | 4,190 | 1,532 | 18,117 |
Dundee City | 97,767 | 1,065,144 | 11,805 | 139,396 | 9,702 | 97,324 |
East Ayrshire | 6,233 | 75,447 | 3,118 | 30,921 | 2,241 | 18,912 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1,942 | 24,567 | 4,331 | 49,971 | 1,067 | 11,762 |
East Lothian | 9,066 | 113,724 | 8,278 | 98,382 | 3,479 | 39,095 |
East Renfrewshire | 1,196 | 18,851 | 4,454 | 41,392 | 345 | 3,780 |
Falkirk | 5,131 | 65,774 | 4,706 | 52,407 | 1,563 | 14,094 |
Fife | 17,004 | 231,378 | 3,820 | 43,102 | 16,891 | 181,723 |
Glasgow City | 17,584 | 290,027 | 21,780 | 257,989 | 13,763 | 142,851 |
Highland | 22,435 | 320,189 | 1,572 | 18,453 | 1,079 | 12,429 |
Inverclyde | 943 | 10,754 | 3,898 | 35,597 | 573 | 6,962 |
Midlothian | 8,983 | 122,041 | 1,116 | 10,915 | 4,971 | 55,461 |
Moray | 1,189 | 21,683 | 1,583 | 20,378 | 1,344 | 10,229 |
North Ayrshire | 5,882 | 73,628 | 2,632 | 26,612 | 715 | 5,273 |
North Lanarkshire | 5,092 | 72,659 | 2,503 | 31,115 | 4,122 | 39,895 |
Orkney Islands | 4,628 | 50,336 | 2,504 | 21,202 | 1,459 | 12,125 |
Perth and Kinross | 25,455 | 315,740 | 10,033 | 116,519 | 2,379 | 27,720 |
Renfrewshire | 12,437 | 140,374 | 4,541 | 46,935 | 3,524 | 25,301 |
Scottish Borders | 11,588 | 139,960 | 1,316 | 15,945 | 1,094 | 12,280 |
Shetland Islands | 1,146 | 10,624 | 60 | 500 | 1,744 | 16,293 |
South Ayrshire | 3,953 | 50,482 | 5,428 | 65,252 | 1,222 | 13,079 |
South Lanarkshire | 11,306 | 151,693 | 3,361 | 36,764 | 1,668 | 17,420 |
Stirling | 9,228 | 129,716 | 8,351 | 99,984 | 1,886 | 21,502 |
West Dunbartonshire | 4,198 | 56,623 | 2,141 | 24,969 | 1,104 | 11,665 |
West Lothian | 5,624 | 72,403 | 8,953 | 102,074 | 1,664 | 14,754 |
Total | 371,791 | 4,653,259 | 168,134 | 1,940,061 | 106,774 | 1,090,031 |
Notes:
1. ChargePlace Scotland (CPS) (www.chargeplacescotland.org) is the national network of publicly available Electric Vehicle charge points, funded by the Scottish Government.
2. Data is sourced from the ChargePlace Scotland back-office system. Usage data is based on valid charging sessions recorded by the back-office. A valid charging event is considered to be over 1 kWh drawn and whereby the session was longer than 120 seconds.
3. The kWh Drawn is the total energy provided during a charging event. If energy is transferred at a constant rate over a period of time, the total energy transferred in kilowatt hours is equal to the power in kilowatts multiplied by the time in hours.
- A Rapid charge point on the ChargePlace Scotland Network has a power rating of up to 50kW DC or 43kW AC.
- A Fast charge point on the ChargePlace Scotland Network has a power rating of up to 22kW AC
- A Slow charge point on the ChargePlace Scotland Network has a power rating of up to 7kW AC