The mayors of London and Paris have announced that they are to develop a scheme to score new vehicles based on real-world emissions and the car's impact on air quality, so consumers can make better-informed choices about their vehicles' impact on the environment. Current EU standards only rate vehicles for fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions under laboratory conditions. Actual emissions on the road can be 15 times greater than in the tests. But this is not just an environmental issue.
The mayors of London and Paris have announced that they are to develop a scheme to score new vehicles based on real-world emissions and the car's impact on air quality, so consumers can make better-informed choices about their vehicles' impact on the environment. Current EU standards only rate vehicles for fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions under laboratory conditions. Actual emissions on the road can be 15 times greater than in the tests. “My scheme will put an end to the smoke and mirrors that have been employed in official emissions tests." said London Mayor, Sadiq Khan.