On Wednesday 29 August, the Transport & Environment organisation published a study in which it revealed that emissions fraud during car manufacturers’ approval tests had cost EU drivers around €149.6 billion between 2000 and 2017. The organisation promotes green transport in Europe and explained “Whilst new car CO2 emissions measured using the obsolete laboratory test (NEDC) have fallen by 31% since 2000, on the road the reduction is just 10%”.
The organisation asserted that the gap...