UK Researcher: Basically Every Diesel Automaker is Illegally Polluting
A researcher from Leeds University says that at least four other automakers’ cars are polluting above the legal limits for Europe, including Ford, BMW, Mazda and Mercedes-Benz, the Daily Mail reported.
James Tate, a researcher and lecturer at the university measured over 300 new cars to comply with new Euro 6 diesel emissions standards. According to Tate, Mazda’s diesel engines, on average, emitted more than six times the European limit for nitrogen oxide emissions in new cars. Ford’s cars may have polluted more, but Tate said the automaker’s sample size was too small to tell.
According to the report, Tate used a roadside sniffer for testing in the UK, similar to ones used in the United States.
“This research shows that building cars so they perform well in laboratory emissions tests but emit high amounts of NOx in real urban driving is an endemic practice across the industry,” Tate said, according to the Daily Mai l. “There is very little known about how the manufacturers conduct their tests because they take place behind closed doors.”
Interestingly, Tate said Volkswagen’s diesel cars weren’t the most-heinous offender.
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A "researcher and lecturer" "tested" 300 cars using a "roadside sniffer" and wrote a report. That's all I need to know. . .
It's satisfyingly ironic that the catalyst for destroying small passenger diesels in the First World should be us verdammte Amis who barely buy the damn things anyway. It's one of our last chances to be smug, hectoring scolds and I'm immensely enjoying it.
lol Has no one noticed this story was lifted from The Dailyfail. I would be more comfortable quoting from the The Onion
Most manufacturers build cars that pass the emissions testing protocols that various governmental agencies demand be passed in order to be allowed to sell vehicles. The car companies cannot be blamed for "building to the test" any more than teachers can be blamed for "teaching to the test" in areas that emphasize standardized testing. VW, however, blatantly and knowingly cheated, which is a LOT different.