Category: News
Closing the real world fuel consumption gap with Fuel Consumption Meters
Webinar organised by T&E and DUH to give an overview of the real world fuel consumption and CO2 emission gap and look at how OBFCMs can be used to close it.
Plug-in hybrids in new emissions scandal as tests show higher pollution than claimed
Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles are skyrocketing in Europe, but tests on the newest models confirm they pollute the climate far more than carmakers claim – even when starting with a full battery.
Interview with Antonio Toccarelli, project manager at Altroconsumo
“It should be made clear to consumers that fuel consumption declared values derive from laboratory tests and that there is always a gap of at least 20% with consumption values registered in real driving conditions.”
Consumer tips for dealing with the additional fuel consumption of passenger cars
A modern car now consumes on average 39% more fuel than specified by the manufacturer
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
Emissions and fuel consumption tests
The work is related to the emissions testing on three vehicles of different technology, all of which Euro6d-temp compliant, and under various driving conditions, both in laboratory and on-road.
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.
New EU car emission tests not enough to stop carmakers’ cheating
The new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), designed to improve cars CO2 emissions testing in laboratory, will not stop carmaker manipulation of test results and will not close the gap between official and real world figures a new report by Transport & Environment shows.
