emissions testing News
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Statement following Deutsche Umwelthilfe’s emissions testing on a Opel Zafira
T&E’s German member Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) commissioned emissions testing on a Opel Zafira 1.6 CDTi (Euro 6b, 6,000 km) with a testing house at the Swiss Berner Fachhochschule. It found that NOx emissions were highly dependent on whether the car was tested on a two- or a four-wheel chassis dynamometer – in which only the front wheels or all four wheels are turning ...
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Parliament decides not to veto car emissions test update
A move to veto a plan to temporarily raise NOx emission limits for diesel cars was rejected by MEPs on Wednesday, after the EU Commission promised a review clause and tabled a long-term legislative proposal to revamp the EU car approval regime. This followed pressure from Parliament in the wake of the Volkswagen scandal. “Intense negotiations took place with the European Commission and ...
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MEPs ask EU Commission to monitor investigations into car emission test fraud
Emissions testing fraud should be investigated thoroughly and those responsible should face appropriate sanctions, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Tuesday. They say that the EU emissions testing system should be strengthened to ensure that EU emission limits are respected and that vehicles exceeding these limits are discovered quickly. They also recommend considering whether to establish an ...
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Infratech now offering MSAPR (NOx) Emission testing
Infratech is now offering MSAPR Part 2 (Stationary Engines) Testing. Our technicians are trained in testing all types of Rich Burn, Lean Burn, and Turbine Engines for: Initial Performance Testing Emissions Checks Now you can have not only your regulatory fugitive emission inspections and compressor vent inspections performed, but also have your stationary spark engines (compressors, ...
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EPA Proposes Refined Emissions Test to Improve Safety, Reliability, and Efficiency of Existing Power Plants
EPA is proposing further options to change the emissions test used to determine if the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program would apply when an existing power plant makes a physical or operational change. Congress established the NSR program as part of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments and modified it in the 1990 Amendments. NSR is a preconstruction permitting program that maintains air ...
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Vehicle emissions in real driving conditions: Council gives green light to second package
On 12 February 2016, the Council gave its green light to the adoption of the second package of rules to introduce real driving emission (RDE) tests. The new tests are intended to measure more accurately pollutant emissions from cars and other light vehicles. The need for new tests For their approval, new models of vehicles are currently subject to laboratory tests of their ...
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EPA investigating VW emissions controls in 2016 diesels
Volkswagen plans to withdraw applications seeking U.S. emissions certifications for its 2016 model Jettas, Golfs, Passats and Beetles with diesel engines, raising the possibility that an emissions-rigging device similar to earlier models is also included in its new cars. VW has admitted that four-cylinder diesel cars from the 2009 to 2015 model years had software that helped the cars cheat on ...
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EPA Update on Recent Volkswagen Announcement
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a letter sent to vehicle manufacturers notifying them that the agency is adding to its confirmatory testing additional evaluations designed to look for potential defeat devices. View the letter here: http://www3.epa.gov/otaq/cert/violations.htm Last Friday, EPA sent a Notice of Violation of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Audi ...
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Europe to require “Real World” emission tests in 2017
European auto manufacturers have made considerable progress in reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, but experts at Emissions Analytics note that challenges remain. The European Commission will require “real world” vehicle emission tests beginning in 2017. Emissions approval for passenger cars in Europe will then include mandatory on-the-road tests using a portable emissions ...
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Germany`s VW: New C02 problems with 800,000 vehicles
Germany's Volkswagen, already reeling from the fallout of cheating on U.S. emissions tests for nitrogen oxide, said Tuesday that an internal investigation has revealed "unexplained inconsistencies" in the carbon dioxide emissions from 800,000 of its vehicles - a development it said could cost the company another 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion). The investigation was undertaken by the company ...
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EU-oversight of car testing will stop cheaters and deliver emissions reductions on the road
Transport & Environment (T&E) warmly welcomes the announcement by Commission President Juncker that the European Commission will introduce an effective oversight of the EU system for testing cars. Transport & Environment (T&E) warmly welcomes the announcement by Commission President Juncker that the European Commission will introduce an effective oversight of the EU system for ...
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Car emissions: MEPs push for “real-life” test protocol
The environment committee on Wednesday adopted an update of EU car emission rules, setting limits on certain pollutants including NOx. They call for a new, real-life, emissions test procedure to be enforced by 2017. They also want fuel consumption meter and gear-change indicators fitted to all new cars by 2019. “Public health depends on good air quality, especially in cities where many ...
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Governments double and delay air pollution limits for diesel cars
EU governments have agreed to new limits for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel cars that are double the ‘Euro 6’ levels agreed back in 2007. They have also delayed the implementation of new limits for all new cars until 2019. From 2021, all new cars will still be allowed to emit 50% more NOx than the Euro 6 limit of 80mg/km. The decision was taken today by national experts ...
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US sues VW over emissions-cheating software in diesel cars
The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions of dollars in penalties for clean air violations. The civil complaint against the German automaker, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District Court in Detroit, alleges the company ...
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HORIBA expects strong increase in MEXA-ONE sales for 2013
Orders of major OEMs acknowledge the motor exhaust gas analyzer ’s high performance First introduced on the market in 2012, HORIBA’s latest version of motor exhaust gas analyzers is expected to fulfill the company’s sales expectatioons for 2013. HORIBA, market leader in emissions testing, has already received binding orders from several German, US-American annd Japanese OEMs. ...
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VW chief `sorry` after EPA says firm skirted clean air law
The CEO of Volkswagen apologized Sunday and VW customers said they felt duped after the Environmental Protection Agency revealed that the German automaker skirted clean air rules by rigging emissions tests for about 500,000 diesel cars. "I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public," Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn said in a statement. He said VW ...
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New generation diesel cars are likely to exceed emissions standards on the road
More Europeans are driving diesel cars, with important implications for vehicle emissions. A new study suggests that diesel cars may emit nitrogen oxides (NOx) at levels far higher than emissions standards, even when considering the newest generation of diesel cars. Part of the problem is that tests of vehicle emissions in the laboratory do not accurately reflect on-road emissions. Owing to the ...
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QCL technology fulfils EPA expectations for N2O analysis
With its laser spectroscopic motor exhaust gas analyzer MEXA-1400QL-NX, HORIBA provides its customers with a powerful and universally applicable technology in the field of emissions testing. The analyzer is capable of simultaneously measuring four nitrogen compounds (NO, NO2, N2O and NH3), even at low concentrations using quantum cascade laser mid-infrared spectroscopy. The laser absorption ...
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EPA, California Notify Volkswagen of Additional Clean Air Act Violations
Today, EPA is issuing a second notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. This NOV is also being issued to Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America. These five companies are collectively referred to as Volkswagen (VW). The NOV alleges that VW developed and installed a defeat device in certain VW, Audi and Porsche light ...
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AMETEK Land to Present NOx Production at Higher Levels at Hotbels Glass Industry Seminar 2018
AMETEK Land announces that its EMEA Glass Sales Manager Philippe Kerbois and Neil Simpson of Simpson Combustion and Energy will present at the 33rd Hotbels Glass Industry Seminar 2018, April 25-26, in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Their presentation, entitled “Thermal Imaging NOx Filter Helps Optimize Combustion for Emissions Reduction,” follows on from their 2017 presentation ...
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