PSA Peugeot Citroën Confirms That Its Vehicles Comply with Emissions Standards & Takes the Initiative to Publish Real-World ...
26 Oktober 2015 - 8:34AM
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Regulatory News:
The plethora of recent reports on emissions testing has
underlined the importance of compliance procedures and their proper
application. In this context, the Chairman of the Managing Board of
PSA Peugeot Citroën (Paris:UG) asked the Group's engineering teams
to carry out verifications in this area and make recommendations
for improvement.
The Group conducted an in-depth review of its situation with
regards to emissions and fuel efficiency.
Regarding emissions, PSA confirms that its vehicles have never
been fitted with any software or device that detects emissions
testing and triggers a pollution treatment system, including for
nitrous oxide (NOx), that is inactive in normal driving conditions.
The Group stresses that its vehicles are compliant and that 4,300
vehicles were selected at random off its production lines in 2014
to verify compliance with type approval.
PSA is the first carmaker to have extended “BlueHDi” Selective
Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology across all its diesel Euro6
passenger vehicles. This exhaust treatment system, for which PSA
holds around 100 patents, is recognized by numerous publications as
being the most effective NOx treatment technology1. PSA’s
experience in this area and the investments it has already made to
develop this technology put the Group on track to meet the demands
of the new WLTP standards, set to be introduced in 2017. In the
same vein, PSA invented the particulate filter 11 years before it
became a legal requirement for all carmakers with the introduction
of the Euro 5 standard in January 2011. For information, in the
first half of 2015, sales of diesel vehicles accounted for 60.3% of
PSA's sales in Europe and 41.9% worldwide.
Regarding fuel efficiency, PSA emphasizes its leadership in the
field, which is underpinned by its recent technological advances
such as the EB PureTech gasoline engine (voted engine of the year
in 2015 in its category), Blue HDi diesel technology,
high-performance automatic transmissions, and lighter platforms.
The current European approval test NEDC2, which dates from 1992, is
widely recognized as not reflecting real-world driving. Like any
laboratory test, it gives rise to optimizations, including at PSA,
which the regulators are aware of but which have been criticized by
independent bodies and other observers.
These optimizations, including unequal electrical energy balance
(battery charge levels, alternator use, etc.), will no longer be
accepted by the new test (WLTP3) currently under discussion at the
European level.
PSA stresses that it fully supports the introduction in 2017 of
this new standard (WLTP and RDE4), which more accurately represents
real-world conditions.
Committed to maintaining its customers’ trust, PSA Peugeot
Citroën takes the initiative to:
- Publish real-world fuel economy figures
for its main vehicles as soon as possible, with the process
overseen by an independent body;
- Adopt technical measures to anticipate
the future WLTP procedure, starting with implementing the “zero”
electrical energy balance for type approvals on any new
vehicle/engine.
About PSA Peugeot CitroënWith its three world-renowned
brands, Peugeot, Citroën and DS, PSA Peugeot Citroën sold 3 million
vehicles worldwide in 2014. The second largest carmaker in Europe,
PSA Peugeot Citroën recorded sales and revenue of €54 billion in
2014. The Group confirms its position of European leader in terms
of CO2 emissions, with an average of 110.3 grams of CO2/km in
2014. PSA Peugeot Citroën has sales operations in 160 countries. It
is also involved in financing activities (Banque PSA Finance) and
automotive equipment (Faurecia).For more information, please visit
www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com
1 Source: The International Council on Clean Transport Report –
September 20152 New European Driving Cycle3 Worldwide harmonized
Light vehicles Test Procedure4 Real Driving Emissions
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