New car CO2 emissions are virtually unchanged for a fifth successive year according to new data published by the ICCT and analysis by Transport and Environment. Since 2012 new car CO2 emissions have reduced by just 2% on the road compared to nearly 11% in fake laboratory tests. The average gap between real-world fuel consumption of cars and their … [Read more...]
Tradelines 9 August
Mazda is close to introducing a revolutionary internal combustion engine in 2019 which uses petrol but works in the manner of a diesel. Their homogeneous charge compression ignition engine ignites gasoline through compression, eliminating spark plugs, and its fuel economy potentially matches that of a diesel engine without high emissions of nitrogen … [Read more...]
Bigger tax bills coming with new emissions tests
Motorists are facing a tax shock when new emissions tests kick in from the end of this month. From 1 September this year, a new test for measuring emissions from cars, called WLTP (abbreviated from Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure) will apply to all new car models introduced on the European market for the first time. One year later, … [Read more...]
Europe prepares sweeping changes for road charges
A big shake up in road charging across Europe is on the way. Transport & Environment welcomed European Commission’s proposal on smart road tolls and its commitment to zero-emission mobility as the Commission also reaffirmed its commitment to set stricter CO2 standards for cars, vans and, for the first time, trucks. These are moves in the right … [Read more...]
Tougher emission tests begin in September
In September, a more rigorous laboratory test for measuring pollutant and CO2 emissions from cars will come into force. This new test will make some much needed improvements to the way cars are tested, but its introduction is also likely to raise questions among consumers about the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure. With this in mind, … [Read more...]
Turning water into low carbon fuel
A partnership between Spanish car manufacturer SEAT and water services company Aqualia has led to the production and consumption of an innovative new biofuel. The benefits are twofold, responding to the major environmental challenges of both water waste and CO2 pollution. Turning wastewater into sustainable fuel reduces CO2 emissions by 80% … [Read more...]
Newslines 4 March
Disability campaigners in Wales have called for bus companies to be forced to provide at least two wheelchair spaces. Bridgend Coalition of Disabled People chairman Simon Green said transport companies will always do the legal minimum and bus companies told BBC Wales that an additional wheelchair space was possible, but would result in reduced capacity, … [Read more...]
Hybrids hopes challenged by new EVs
Hybrids are likely to be a passing phase in car technology that will be surpassed by electric vehicles in a matter of a few years, predicts Glass’s. The vehicle data provider says that EV technology is advancing so quickly that a new hybrid vehicle being bought today could be effectively obsolete by the time it reaches the end of its normal … [Read more...]
Newslines 11 July
An Italian environmental group has tested a revised Audi Q5 after retuning to cut CO2 and claims the change has increased NOx. The VW Group depends on passing new emissions tests to avoid compensation claims and penalties in Europe and a Spanish court last week said the car maker must answer cheating charges, and a Californian court has increased … [Read more...]
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