EQUA Index
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Environment news 22 Jun 2018New diesels found to be 71% cleaner than petrol models
Emissions Analytics has revealed that the latest Euro 6d-Temp diesel models emit, on average, 71% less particulates that petrol equivalents.
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Environment news 10 May 2018Short trips and cold starts double air pollution
Modern vehicles can emit twice as much pollution in the first five minutes of running, according to new research.
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Environment news 10 Jul 2017Cold starts could freeze air pollution improvements, says EQUA Index analysis
The average daily distance driven in passenger cars is not sufficient for a vehicle's pollution control system to warm up and become fully functional, analysis of the latest EQUA Index data shows.
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Environment news 27 Jun 2017Latest EQUA NOx ratings show large disparity between models
Euro 6 vehicles continue to deliver drastically different results when tested in the real world according to the latest additions to EQUA Air Quality Index.
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General News 3 Mar 2017'Real world' mpg rates now on Fleet News' website
Real world’ independent car mpg rates are now available on the Fleet News' website.
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Environment news 6 Feb 2017Real world mpg gap increases further in 2016
Real world fuel economy data recorded by Emissions Analytics on its EQUA testing programme has shown a five percentage point increase in the gap between official and real-world mpg, reaching 29% in 2016.
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Environment news 2 Feb 2017Equa Air quality tests report lower NOx emissions for 4x4 vehicles
Latest real-world test data from Euro 6 cars added to the EQUA Air Quality (Aq) Index shows that it’s wrong for car buyers to assume that two-wheel-drive vehicles are cleaner than four-wheel drives.
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Environment news 11 Oct 2016New EQUA Carbon Dioxide Index reveals car manufacturers miss target by 39%
Emissions Analytics has added a CO2 index to its EQUA Index series, the latest component shows the extent to which actual emissions of greenhouse gases from cars exceed the official figures on which our national objectives and vehicle taxation are based.
