Electric vehicles have no tailpipe emissions – obviously. They do have indirect emissions from upstream manufacturing, and in-use emissions from tyre and brake wear, but it is range and efficiency which are of direct practical importance to owners.
Can driving styles prove the smarter route to better fuel economy and emissions?
The relevance of official fuel economy figures is still a perennial topic across the automotive industry, and one of the hardest to answer directly takes into account the human factor. Some claim that the official figures are in fact perfectly valid, if only the average driver wasn’t so lead-footed. But is there any truth in this train of thought?
Very cleanest cars revealed: new A+ rating from the EQUA Index
Mayor delivers online checker to help car buyers choose less polluting new vehicles
AIR – a new global alliance promoting on-road vehicle emissions tests
Independent car rating system can solve emissions crisis, says new global alliance ‘AIR’
Euro 6 cars entering Clean Air Zones
Why cold starts could freeze air pollution improvements
The latest analysis of the EQUA Index data shows that the average daily distance driven in passenger cars is not sufficient for a vehicle’s pollution control system to warm up and become fully functional.
Thermal windows: the next big scandal or an innocent technicality?
Clean air heroes hidden among Euro 6 villains
Extremely polluting Nissan and Renault diesel cars still on sale, data reveals
Toxic times for diesel
Diesel has had something of a rough time of it over the past 18 months. It started with the Volkswagen ‘Dieselgate’ scandal that broke in September 2015, while more recently there have been concerns over nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and air quality in general, especially in city centres.
According to Nick Molden, CEO and founder of Emissions Analytics – a company that tests car emissions in the real world – some meet and can even beat the limits prescribed by the Euro6 emissions regulations, while others, according to Emissions Analytics’ data, emit 20 times the NOx that they should.
EQUA Air Quality Index – Release
EQUA Air Quality Index – General QA
EQUA Air Quality Index – Technical QA
New EQUA Index reveals true pollutant emissions for car buyers
Daily Mail: Cars to get simple ‘eco ratings’ like fridges and washing machines to tackle diesel fears and pollution-linked deaths
On 29 March 2017, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that he would be introducing a system based on the EQUA Index data, to allow motorists to choose the least polluting vehicles.
Read the full account by Daily Mail motoring correspondent Ray Massey.
Emissions Analytics to power Clean Vehicle Checker for London and Paris
In a drive to improve urban air quality, the cities of London and Paris will launch an on-road emissions scoring tool for residents, using Emissions Analytics’ data. The partnership was announced at C40 Air’volution in Paris today as Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Paris Mayor, Anne Hidalgo, set out their joint plan to tackle poor air quality in both cities.
