Environmental organisations call for improved fuel consumption tests for new cars
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)鈥檚 revelation that newly registered passenger cars consume significantly more fuel than advertised highlights the need for better testing, environmental organisation NABU says in a press release. 鈥淭he car industry鈥檚 lie about fuel consumption is becoming ever-more evident,鈥 NABU director Leif Miller says, describing the values determined through testing as little more than 鈥渇antasy.鈥 NABU calls for more thorough testing of both particulate matter and CO2 emissions. The European Commission and Germany鈥檚 next government must ensure the transport sector reduces emissions in line with climate protection plans, making binding 2030 emissions limits and an e-car quota essential, Miller says.
In a separate press release, German transport and environmental association Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VDC) says the EU must enforce 鈥渂inding CO2 emissions tests and fuel-use tests on the road鈥 to fulfil climate protection plans. 鈥淐armakers have been cheating their customers over fuel consumption for years,鈥 VCD鈥檚 Michael M眉ller-G枚rnert says. The discrepancy between real and advertised fuel consumption costs the average car owner over 400 euros per year, he adds.
Read the NABU press release in German and the VCD press release in German .
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