Cars exceed permitted emissions levels
Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH)
33 of 36 passenger cars tested on the road under real-life conditions exceeded the limits for nitrogen oxide emissions by up to nine times, according to German non-profit environmental and consumer protection association Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), which carried out the tests. However, “the fact that three vehicles were below the limits shows that effective emissions control is possible,” DUH says in a press release.
Find the press release and the report in German here.
For background read the CLEW dossier: The energy transition and Germany’s transport sector.
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