{"id":3562,"date":"2019-07-30T11:53:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T11:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2019-07-30T11:53:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T11:53:53","slug":"euro-6-diesel-cars-are-failing-roadside-emissions-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/euro-6-diesel-cars-are-failing-roadside-emissions-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Euro 6 diesel cars are FAILING roadside emissions tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Article written by Ethan Jupp, MR (Motoring Research)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) report suggests a high risk of modern cars failing emissions tests at the side of the road in ultra-low<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motoringresearch.com\/car-news\/london-ulez-not-stop-dirty-diesel\/\"> emissions zones<\/a>  (ULEZ), potentially meaning that they shouldn\u2019t be granted \u2018free\u2019 access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue has been highlighted by Allow Independent Road-testing (AIR), an organisation whose AIR index ratings corroborate real-world DVSA test results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIR says some fully-homologated 2017 \u2018Euro 6\u2019 vehicles are emitting up to 20 TIMES the nitrogen oxide (NOx limit) observed in official tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that Euro 6 is generally the diesel car standard for permissible emissions in ULEZ, this presents a problem for regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cars that are emitting too much<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Vehicle1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3565\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cars that score an \u2018E\u2019 in AIR\u2019s A-to-E scale, which indicates high levels of NOx, include the Nissan Qashqai, which emits 17 times the legislative limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Renault Kadjar isn\u2019t far behind, emitting 13 times the limit. Cars like the Vauxhall Astra get a \u2018C\u2019 rating. Similarly sooty are diesel versions of the BMW 1 Series, Hyundai Tucson, Jaguar F-Pace and Volvo XC60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrast that with the Mercedes-Benz E 220d, which achieves less than half the 80mg\/km NOx output for an A-rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Vehicle2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3566\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of these manufacturers are working on fixes but, as we reported recently, Nissan is reluctant to act, even with capacity to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cCities who, in good faith, are using or plan to use Euro 6 as the threshold for access policies will not deliver the air quality improvements expected and will not solve their breach of urban air quality in the time required,\u201d <\/em>said Nick Molden, co-founder of the AIR Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Vehicle-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3567\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cT<em>he DVSA\u2019s latest test results confirm the importance of independent testing to provide confidence and transparency about actual emissions during on-road driving.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe welcome the government\u2019s publication of this report, which aligns with the results of vehicles rated for the AIR Index, and it highlights again that not all Euro 6 cars control NOx emissions to the same degree.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massimo Fedeli, Operations Director and Co-Founder of the AIR Index followed: <em>\u201cCar owners, policy makers and citizens in towns and cities where air quality is breaching European limits will be disappointed by both the poor results of these tests and the reaction of those car makers who refuse to take action to remedy the over-emission of NOx from these vehicles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our response to this article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>One of our customers who are currently benefiting from using fuel additive to help reduce emissions, is Wakefield Council.<\/strong> <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasgroupltd.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Wakefield-Trial-Update-May-2019-compressed.pdf\">Read the case study here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article written by Ethan Jupp, MR (Motoring Research) A Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) report suggests a high risk of modern cars failing emissions tests at the side of the road in ultra-low emissions zones (ULEZ), potentially meaning that they shouldn\u2019t be granted \u2018free\u2019 access. 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