2023-12-15
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The European Commission establishes procedures for verifying CO2 emission and fuel consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in-service. Granting type-approval authorities must select at least 2% of vehicle families annually, testing a minimum of 75% via chassis dynamometer, 50% via road load, and 25% for artificial strategies. The regulation mandates specific vehicle selection criteria, such as mileage between 3,000 and 40,000 km, and defines statistical methods for calculating deviations and correcting manufacturer average emissions.