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In September 2015, the Volkswagen ‘DieselGate’ scandal broke and rocked the automotive world and changed the landscape of engine emissions testing for good.

So what have been the implications of ‘DieselGate’ around the world?

Expand your knowledge within this area, with this exclusive free report written by Automotive IQ on the topic of: "Real World Emission Testing".

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The latest regulatory battle involves the fourth package of RDE protocols (RDE 4), they are intends to not only keep rigid standards in emissions intact but safeguard against cheating in manufacture.

Expand your knowledge within this area, with this exclusive free report written by Automotive IQ on the topic of: "Europe Again Tightens Real-Driving Emissions Testing".

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The latest regulatory battle involves the fourth package of RDE protocols (RDE 4), they are intends to not only keep rigid standards in emissions intact but safeguard against cheating in manufacture.

Expand your knowledge within this area, with this exclusive free presentation by Norbert Ligterink, Research Scientist at TNO in The Netherlands on the topic of: "Assessment of recent changes in RDE legislation; guide for independent testing from surveillance to compliance".

The presentation includes the following:

• Review of RDE evaluation methods and RDE boundaries
• Light commercial vehicles as part of RDE legislation
• Repeating an unique result; comparing different RDE tests with the same vehicle model
• In-Service Conformity Statistics in the light of European air-quality limits

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Exclusive European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) Presentation on the 4th RDE Package is now available to download here! Speaker Victor Valverde is a Scientific/Technical Officer, focusing on transport and climate.

The 4th RDE package: Overview of updates in the regulation

• Checking after-sale compliance of emissions on the road: the in-service conformity framework
• Consolidated ex-post evaluation method: Checking trip validity and calculating emissions
• JRC methodology to check PEMS uncertainty and establish conformity factors
• Overview of RDE monitoring data

Expand your knowledge in real-world driving conditions, with this exclusive presentation by Jon Andersson, Manager - Aftertreatment and Chemical Analysis Department, GTE Emissions Measurements and Standards at Ricardo on the topic of: "Euro 6 Diesel Emissions Control System Approaches & Impacts on Chassis Dyno and Real-World Emissions".

The presentation covers the following:

• On-road and on-dyno emissions testing of early and later Euro 6 technology-level diesel vehicles
• Comparison of specific certification, RDE, challenging urban and high speed cycles
• Further investigations and outlook

2020 is due to be a critically important year in the evolution of emissions issues. Testing, allowances, procedures and limits are all expected to hit important new levels on the way to meeting 2025 standards rules. 

Expand your knowledge within this area, with this exclusive article on Emissions Goals, Real Emissions Testing Look For Common Ground written by Automotive IQ.

Calculation of the impact of all German diesel passenger cars shows that the actual particle emission is dominated by EU 3 and EU 4 vehicles without DPF. Same calculation shows that EU 5 and EU 6 cars have similar impact on total NOx emission like EU 3 and 4 cars.

Download this FEV Past Presentation on Adaption Strategies for Real Driving Emission Improvement and their Impact on RDE Testing Results and find out more useful insights.

Contents of the presentation:

• Emission reduction potentials for hybrid engines by intelligent exhaust system control
• Test run results and evaluation of typical driving profiles
• Further investigation and outlook 
• Emission strategies: BES = Base emission strategy; AES = Auxiliary emission strategy

Prepare for the adoption of 4th legislative EU Real Driving Emissions package before it fully takes of in September 2019 by reading this expert interview with Annette Feucht, Global Regulatory Affairs Emissions from BMW.

Questions discussed in the interview focus on:

• The most pressing, current challenges regarding real driving emissions
• Vision for the future and what should companies do to optimize already today
• Regulatory process' potential to evolve

Find out in this exclusive article how EU standards for emissions from passenger vehicles have become stricter.