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. 2026 Sep 14;14:1934861. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1934861

Table 4.

Motor vehicle carbon emissions under different traffic conditions.

Traffic condition Basic free flow Mild congestion Moderate congestion Severe congestion
CDI range [1.0, 1.5) [1.5, 1.8) [1.8, 2.2) [2.2, +∞)
Total emissions per 1 km per hour [t·(h·km)−1] 0.986 1.576 2.004 3.208
Total emissions per hour per kilometer of urban arterial road [t·(h·km)−1] 0.592 0.946 1.202 1.925