VM’s breach ‘real world’ NOx emissions, tests show

Government testing has revealed that NOx emissions were on average six-times higher than the legal limit

VM’s breach ‘real world’ NOx emissions, tests show

Diesel cars are producing much higher, health-damaging pollutants than what is claimed in laboratory tests, according to a government investigation which was commissioned following the Volkswagen scandal.

The six-month programme of testing involved 37 models tested in the UK.

A portable emissions testing device was used to compare laboratory results.

Not a single car among the 37 models tested in the UK met the latest standards for the EU lab limit in ‘real-world’ testing.

However, the DfT say that the study found no vehicles outside the VW group with systems to deliberately rig emissions figures.

bigstock-A-probe-with-a-diagnostic-sen-1068097881Related: Government investigates DPF removal ahead of crackdown

Robert Goodwill, the junior transport minister, said: “Unlike the Volkswagen situation, there have been no laws broken.

“This has been done within the rules.

“I am disappointed that the cars that we are driving on our roads are not as clean as we thought they might be.

“It’s up to manufacturers now to rise to the real-world tests and the tough standards we’re introducing.”

The government will next month present the findings to the European Research for Mobile Emission Sources, the body responsible for collating vehicle emission data.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

Have your say!

0 0

Lost Password

Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.