DutchNews, May
19, 2016
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Delivery vans common on the Dutch roads emit an average of six times the
permitted amount of nitrogen dioxide while making their rounds, according to
research by scientific institute TNO.
Of the 12 types of van tested by TNO just
one – the Mercedes Sprinter Euro V1 – remained under the limit of 280
milligrams per kilometre. The rest produced an average of 1,500 milligrammes
per metre, the Volkskrant said on Thursday.
The test involved real-world trials
of some 600 kilometres per vehicle, on a variety of roads and driving
conditions. Official emissions tests are currently lab based.
The research was
commissioned by the infrastructure minister and was published earlier although
the names of the manufactures were kept secret. The Volkskrant used freedom of
information legislation to obtain the names.
TNO told the paper that the vans’
performance cannot be compared with each other because each make differs in
size and load and that has an impact on emissions.
Technical condition
Renault,
whose Trafic van was recorded as emitting almost two grammes of nitrogen oxide
per kilometres, said the technical condition of the vehicle would have an
impact on the test results. ‘The TNO test is non-conclusive because it does not
conform to the EU rules,’ a spokewoman told the Volkskrant.
TNO admitted the
van had 100,000 kilometres on the clock, the highest of all the vehicles
tested.
The worst performer in the TNO test was the Opel Vivaro. Opel
declined to comment.
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