Nineteen million diesel vehicles circulating in Europe have “suspicious” levels of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, the International Council for Clean Transport (ICCT), an environmental non-governmental organization (NGO), warned this Wednesday.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently issued several rulings outlawing “software” installed on diesel vehicles, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Presented at Dieselgate 2015, this device systematically improves the performance of the pollutant gas control system during homologation procedures.
The NOx emission filter system is reduced or disabled when the temperature is very low and above a certain altitude. Car manufacturers have always claimed that this is necessary to protect the engine.
Of the 53 million diesel vehicles sold in the EU and the UK between 2009 and 2019, 24 million vehicles produced (19 million still in circulation) had “suspicious” emissions in relation to European Court of Justice rulings, according to ICCT.
Sixteen million cars even have emission levels that qualify as “extreme”, i.e. three or four times the official limit.
These excessive emissions indicate “probable use” of a prohibited engine calibration strategy.
19 million suspicious vehicles of 200 models were sold by numerous manufacturers in accordance with Euro 5 and Euro 6 regulations.
Non-governmental organizations ClientEarth, France Nature Environment (FNE) and Consumer Housing Framework of Life (CLCV) announced this Wednesday that they have written to French, German and UK authorities calling on builders to contribute to a road pollution reduction fund. .
To compile this report, ICCT analyzed three sources of NOx emissions data: laboratory and field test data provided by government agencies, field test data prepared by independent organizations, and an extensive database of remote sensing data.
“Dieselgate” appeared in September 2015 and destabilized the entire automotive sector. In this engine tampering scandal, Volkswagen admitted to manipulating 11 million vehicles to show below-par emissions.
Several manufacturers such as Fiat-Chrysler and PSA (now Stellantis) and Renault have since found themselves under the gun of justice.
On Tuesday, the SUE made an important decision on a similar technique called “thermal windows”, which allows you to control the cleaning of diesel exhaust gases depending on the outside temperature.
Car owners can, by decision of this court, claim damages from builders.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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