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The EU commission's Vehicle Emissions Test Laboratory in Ispra, Italy (Photo: European Commission)

EU countries resist car lobby on new emissions tests

A lobbying effort to delay the introduction of a new testing method for car emissions has failed, as EU countries on Tuesday (14 June) decided to stick to the starting date proposed by the EU Commission.

The current test being used in laboratories is outdated and there are huge discrepancies between test results and emissions in the real world.

The commission proposed to start applying the new test from 1 September 2017, but environmental groups feared member states would give th...

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The EU commission's Vehicle Emissions Test Laboratory in Ispra, Italy (Photo: European Commission)

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