A modern car now consumes on average 39% more fuel than specified by the manufacturer
Category: Campaign resources
Here you can download the information material of our EU campaign “Get Real: Demand fuel figures you can trust”. For questions or comments on contact, please contact us.
Honest fuel consumption figures of passenger cars
The actual fuel consumption of new passenger car models increasingly differs from the official specifications of the manufacturers.
Consumer protection rigths in Europe
A comparison of collective redress systems in six selected EU countries in the case of false fuel consumption figures
Get Real testing campaign: Why new laboratory tests will do little to improve real-world fuel economy
The report shows that the CO2 emissions gap between the independently performed WLTP and NEDC tests is small, and suggests the new WLTP test procedure is likely not sufficient to reduce or close the gap between official and real-world CO2 emissions. The report also stresses the lack of transparency about vehicle data, which complicates the analysis of independent tests and makes possible cheating harder to detect.
Event “Shift up a gear” – How to decarbonise European cars
Electrification and ambitious CO2 standards for Europe’s cars are key to decarbonising transport
Honest fuel consumption figures of passenger cars: For consumer rights and climate protection
GET REAL background paper (long version)
Real-world fuel consumption of passenger cars
GET REAL background paper (short version)