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Volkswagen: CO2 “irregularities” issue largely concluded; no unlawful changes

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MY 2016 vehicles receiving new CO 2 figures. These cars can be offered for sale by dealers without any reservations. The deviations found in the figures for only nine model variants amount to a few grams of CO2 on average, corresponding to increased cycle consumption in the NEDC of approximately 0.1 TSI BlueMotion 70kW EU6.

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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EPA evaluated MY 2013 vehicles against future footprint-based CO 2 emissions regulatory targets to determine which vehicles could meet or exceed their future targets in MY 2016-2025. Manufacturers are selling many vehicles today that can meet future CO 2 emissions targets.

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CARB releases Midterm Review of ZEV regulation, LEV III GHG and PM standards; calls for post-2025 standards

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For example, the report finds that of the more than 1,300 conventional vehicle model configurations available in 2016, 23 truck configurations, 23 sport utility vehicle (SUV) configurations, and 26 passenger car configurations meet 2020 or later GHG standards with a conventional gasoline powertrain.

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Groupe PSA, T&E, FNE and Bureau Veritas develop accurate real-world fuel consumption test protocol

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In October 2016, after releasing real-world fuel consumption figures for 30 PSA models, the partners published the protocol. These real-driving tests show that it is perfectly possible to achieve CO2 emissions and fuel consumption figures almost identical to those obtained by drivers on the road. Earlier post.).

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