EU regulators seek to close car emissions testing loopholes

EurActiv reported that the European Union was preparing a draft legislation requiring vehicle fuel use to be tested on roads rather than in laboratories.

Their agenda is to close loopholes that allowed car makers to exaggerate fuel-saving and emissions credentials.

• Primary Source

The Guardian, 03.02.15: Car makers face 'real world' emissions tests in EU pollution clampdown http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/03/car-makers-face-real-world-emissions-tests-in-eu-pollution-clampdown

ESO: Background information: Car fuel efficiency falls further below EU makers' claim, study finds http://www.europeansources.info/record/car-fuel-efficiency-falls-further-below-eu-makers-claim-study-finds/

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