Mazda is actively working to reduce its environmental burden across the entire product life cycle. Having established a proprietary LCA* system and conducted careful assessment of environmental impact at every phase, Mazda has confirmed the benefits of clean-energy vehicles and newly introduced vehicles with current gasoline engines. In FY2010, Mazda recognized total emissions for the new Demio (Japanese model) were reduced in comparison with older models through implementation of an LCA for the vehicle. Mazda intends to steadily expand implementation of LCA to new vehicles.
- *A method for calculating and evaluating the environmental impact of a product across its entire life cycle, from purchasing of materials through manufacturing and use to recycling and final disposal
- Calculated assuming a vehicle lifetime running distance of 100,000 km (10 years) and running under certain conditions.
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Results of evaluations are shown as an index. Figures for CO2 refer to metric tons; all other figures refer to amounts in kilograms. Indices are shown separately. In the graph above, all indices are based on an index of 1 for the SOx emission volume of the previous model (A).
- NOx:Nitrogen oxide
NMHC:Non-methane hydrocarbons
PM:Particulate matter
SOx:Sulfur oxide
