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

Green Car Congress

The development of the test protocol began in late 2015. 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.). But real-driving tests are only part of the solution to the emission cheating scandal.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015.

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