CO2 emissions test is a clear step forward say EU science advisors - Science|Business

CO2 emissions test is a clear step forward say EU science advisors - Science|Business
The Scientific Advice Mechanism team has delivered its first report, concluding a new way of assessing vehicle exhaust gases will reduce discrepancies between the lab and the road
A new test procedure for cars and vans should lower the discrepancies between actual emissions on the road and those measured in the laboratory, the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) says in its first opinion.

The seven-member science panel, which includes ex-head of CERN Rolf-Dieter Heuer and Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani, was asked by the Commission to analyse the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure for CO2 emissions.The tougher standard will be introduced in the EU next September, to replace the New European Drive Cycle procedure, which has been in use since 1970.

Pdf : Closing the gap between light-duty vehicle real-world CO2 emissions and laboratory testing