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ICCT/TNO study: Real-world vehicle fuel consumption discrepancy widens to 42% in Europe

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). Estimate of the reasons for the discrepancy between type-approval and real-world CO 2 emission levels for new passenger cars in the past as well as in the future, with and without introduction of the WLTP. United Kingdom), km77.com Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). But even the new test procedure contains new loopholes that could permit the performance gap to increase again in the future. Manufacturers measure vehicle fuel consumption in a controlled laboratory environment.

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ICCT update finds real-world vehicle fuel economy gap continues to widen in Europe to 40%

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The analysis draws on data from a number of different sources: the user websites spritmonitor.de (Germany) and honestjohn.co.uk (United Kingdom); the leasing companies Travelcard (Netherlands) and LeasePlan (Germany); the car and consumer magazines Auto Bild (Germany), auto motor sport (Germany and Sweden), WhatCar? United Kingdom), km77.com

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Steven Cherry Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum's podcast, Fixing the Future. Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. When we come back, we'll talk about the future of electric cars, car batteries, charging, and range. And yet, what about recharging? billion.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Steven Cherry Hi, this is Steven Cherry for IEEE Spectrum's podcast, Fixing the Future. Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. When we come back, we'll talk about the future of electric cars, car batteries, charging, and range. And yet, what about recharging? billion.