Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2017

A Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on WLTP was developed and finally adopted by UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations in March 2014, at the request of policy makers, the automobile industry and consumers. However, GTRs require incorporation into national or regional legal frameworks before they can be applied.

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Emissions Pollution Legal Automobile 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

Emission deviations between test bench and road operation exist at all automobile manufacturers and are not automatically attributable to violations of regulations. For global automobile manufacturers, service measures and recall campaigns are nothing out of the ordinary. The lawsuit.

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Diesel Emissions 2015 2014 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The AECD to which Horn refers is distinct from the hidden software “defeat device” in the four-cylinder diesels from model years 2009-2015 that could recognize whether a vehicle was being operated in a test laboratory or on the road. As the EPA has said, these vehicles do not present a safety hazard and remain safe and legal to drive.

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2016 America EPA Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2015

In June 2013, Audi commissioned a power-to-gas facility in the north German town of Werlte, thus becoming the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy sources. E-gas is synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. Earlier post.)

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Audi Renewable Fuel Carbon 150