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Study shows two-stroke scooters dominant source of air pollution in many cities; asymmetric polluters

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A study by European researchers has found that two-stroke (2S) scooters, although constituting a small fraction of the fleet, can dominate urban vehicular pollution through organic aerosol and aromatic emission factors up to thousands of times higher than from other vehicle classes. —Platt et al. Platt et al.

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Study Finds That CO2 Emissions in Europe from Mobile AC May Be An Average Six Times Higher Than Predicted by the EPA MOBILE6 Model

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If the actual fleet of a country is modeled, the overall influence of MAC activity on relative emissions is somewhat smaller, as the total fleet is not equipped with a MAC system. This is twice the amount of fuel than is saved annually by renewing the fleet. —Weilenmann et al. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es903654t.

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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). com (Spain); and the car club TCS (Switzerland). From laboratory to road international: A comparison of official and real-world fuel consumption and CO 2 values for passenger cars in Europe, the United States, China, and Japan. —Peter Mock.

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Study finds modern diesel cars emit fewer carbonaceous particulates than gasoline cars

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A new study by an international team led by researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has found that modern diesel passenger cars equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPFs) emit fewer carbonaceous particulates than gasoline-powered vehicles. The open-access study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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