Environment
Environment
The Citroën approach to sustainable mobility.
Sustainable mobility is an offshoot of Sustainable development, with a focus on transport and mobility in general.
We're committed to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions and pollution associated with our vehicles as well as minimising other impacts on the environment. We're also keen to encourage changes in travelling behaviour.
Sustainability
Production
Citroën manufactures decarbonised vehicles using an industrial tool that can control the impact it has and respond to key environmental issues. All our production sites have an environmental management system based on ISO 14001. This international standard sets a globally recognised norm for management and organisation.
Repair
The Citroën network is committed to making an active contribution to the brand's environmental policy, from the start of every vehicles life to the very end.
Sustainability CVPT
Citroën is working hard to make its recycling process more efficient, by designing products which are sustainable right from the start. The aim of this is also to reduce the amount of waste produced during vehicle manufacturing, use, and recycling.
Eco driving
Gear selection
Selecting the right gear for your speed is a simple way to optimise fuel consumption. Although, for reasons of safety or traffic density, you may sometimes have to maintain a low gear ratio, it is often possible to adopt a higher gear, reducing the workload on the engine in order to maintain your vehicle’s speed.
Speed control
A nervous or aggressive driving style, braking and accelerating constantly, increases fuel consumption unnecessarily.
Vehicle load
The heavier your car, the harder the engine needs to work to drive it forward. This means higher fuel consumption.
Tyre pressure
When your tyres are under-inflated, rolling resistance is higher than normal, the engine has to work harder and you therefore consume more fuel.
Maintenance
If vehicle sub-systems (engine, gearbox, air conditioning, tyres, etc.) are poorly maintained, your car runs less efficiently and consumes more fuel.
Journey planner
Your car consumes more fuel in traffic jams or when you use it frequently for short journeys.
Power management
All of your in-car electrical systems use energy supplied by the engine. So the more electricity you use the more fuel you consume.
Computer assistance
Many Citroën vehicles are equipped with an onboard computer. This system will help you assess your capacity to save fuel.
Other
Waste battery management
The European Directive to address the treatment and disposal of waste batteries was published to the EC Member States in September 2006. This Directive gave instructions to each Member State to implement National Regulations regarding the collection and treatment of waste batteries.
Alternative Energy
Citroën markets powertrains designed to run on biofuels; biodiesel for HDi diesel engines and bioethanol for petrol engines.
Airdream Signature
As a responsible vehicle manufacturer, we are the European leader in low CO2 emissions. In 2007, underlining its long-term commitment, Citroën launched its own eco-label: ‘Airdream’.
Electrical
Conception
Eco-friendly design is about ensuring we make progress on sustainable mobility, going above and beyond compliance with the automotive industry’s environmental regulations. At Citroën, this is reflected in a large part of our research and innovation being dedicated to clean technology and green materials.