SGX Singapore Exchange : FuelsEurope comments on the T&E Study – January 2020

FuelsEurope - STATEMENT

Latest RICARDO study for T&E shows that the latest diesel technology is fully in

compliance with EU emission limits and remarkably clean

Brussels 14 January 2020:

Yesterday, work done by Ricardo for T&E was featured in a number of articles. We believe that there are important conclusions that were omitted.

First, we should recognise that Ricardo have once again produced outstanding work, as they have done many times before for the European Commission, T&E, FuelsEurope, car makers and others. This latest work shows that the newest diesel cars are in fact remarkably clean, comfortably meeting the Euro 6 standard thanks to the European Emissions Technology (Euro 6d temp) which is a real success story.

T&E's report could lead one to believe there is a major problem. Ricardo's own explanation is more complete and concludes that "After weighting the results, all regulated gaseous emissions and PM [mass and number of particulates] were comfortably compliant with Euro 6 limits… [Weighted] PM increases by a significant factor [due to the regeneration process], but from a very low initial level to just over 1mg/km, still less than 20% of the limit value".

FuelsEurope believes that the DPF regeneration process should be better addressed in the testing protocols. Nevertheless, the conclusions remain very convincing about the remarkable progress made by European car manufacturers to develop very clean Diesel technology.

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Link to the Ricardo study:

https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publications/2020_01_Ricardo_testing_for_New_die sels_new_problems.pdf

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FuelsEurope - STATEMENT

FuelsEurope, the voice of the European petroleum refining industry

FuelsEurope represents with the EU institutions the interest of 40 companies operating refineries in the EU. Members account for almost 100% of EU petroleum refining capacity and more than 75% of EU motor fuel retail sales.

Contact : Alain Mathuren

1. [phone] F [phone] [e-mail] www.fuelseurope.eu

FuelsEurope, the voice of the European petroleum refining industry

FuelsEurope represents with the EU institutions the interest of 40 companies operating refineries in the EU. Members account for almost 100% of EU petroleum refining capacity and more than 75% of EU motor fuel retail sales.

FuelsEurope aims to promote economically and environmentally sustainable refining, supply and use of petroleum products in the EU, by providing input and expert advice to the EU institutions, Member State Governments and the wider community and thus contributing in a constructive and pro-active way to the development and implementation of EU policies and regulations.

Contact : Alain Mathuren

1. [phone] F [phone] [e-mail] www.fuelseurope.eu

Bd. du Souverain 165	[e-mail]
1160, Brussels | Belgium	www.fuelseurope.eu
T [phone]

Transparency Register 26207914726-42

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