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PSA Groupe has announced that its entire passenger vehicle range is now compliant with new WLTP emissions protocol (WLTP being short for Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure) that came into force on 1 September 2018 for all passenger cars sold in the European Union.
Underpinned by PSA Groupe's PureTech (petrol) and BlueHDi (diesel) engines, launched in September 2017, Peugeot-brand vehicles are in compliance with the more stringent NOx, CO and particulate matter thresholds imposed by the new regulations.
To ensure that the new protocol was met, PSA Group decided to invest ahead of time in the most efficient pollution control technologies.
Gilles Le Borgne, Executive Vice President for Quality and Engineering at Groupe PSA, confirms, "Our technological choices to treat pollutant emissions, such as SCR for all diesel engines launched in 2013 and more recently the GPF for gasoline engines with direct injection, allow us to offer to our customers, compliant and environmentally friendly vehicles; and to keep our leadership on reducing emissions."
The WLTP test is based on realistic vehicle driving cycles resembling as closely as possible real conditions of use in terms of distance, average speed, stopping times and temperature.
These tests produce certified fuel-consumption and emissions figures that are more representative of customer usage and the exact configuration of the vehicle. In addition, test-bench results for CO, NOx and particulate emissions are verified in real conditions on the road.
With WLTP rolled-out, the next step will be the future Euro 6.d-Temp standard, which will apply from September 2019. It will also take into account the pollutant emissions (NOx, PN) measured in real-world driving conditions on open roads or Real Driving Emissions (RDE).
Since 2015, Groupe PSA has publicly supported the implementation of this WLTP procedure.
In addition, since 2016, Groupe PSA has demonstrated unique transparency by publishing on Peugeot, Citroën and DS website, the fuel consumption data of more than 1000 models in real driving conditions and later on NOx and PN emissions data. Customers, then well informed, can also set up their model and usage parameters to check their car's fuel consumption under their own use.
The data are based on a protocol co-developed with two NGOs: T&E and FNE, and certified by an independent third party (Bureau Veritas).
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