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Channel 4 finds that real-world testing undermines "green" car claims

We have heard all about these European hypermilers who manage to churn out 45-50mpg U.S. in production cars, usually with high-technology turbocharged diesels. However, British TV station Channel 4's motoring website 4Car has carried out real-world fuel economy tests on eight low-emissions cars (5 diesels, 2 gasoline and one hybrid) and has found out that they didn't meet the official mileage and CO2 emission figures. Although the EU driving cycle is more theoretical than real-world driving, the difference is quite stunning. For instance, the ... Read more →

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Channel 4 finds that real-world testing undermines "green" car claims

Channel 4 finds that real-world testing undermines "green" car claims 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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