TNO: ‘vans emit six times more than the norm

Posted on 19-05-2016 at 9:07 by Dizono – 26 Comments”

Something online ordering, the home delivery? Than you so just the earth to destroy.

The vans that we have our packages delivered, but that also stores supplies or boilers are placed turn out that long after not to the uitstootnorm to comply. TNO has a number of popular vans around 600 kilometres on the public road and with the mobile equipment NOx emissions are measured. Result: on average, the standard about six times exceeded.

The biggest pervert is according to TNO the Opel Vivaro, but the Mercedes Sprinter, Renault Trafic and Iveco Daily to follow at a short distance. According to the Euro V standard, that for vans a year longer than for passenger cars, there should be 280 milligrams of nitrogen oxides per kilometre are emitted. While the Sprinter Euro V since 1982 mg largely over, let the same brand with the Sprinter Euro VI to see that it indeed is possible; this punch is only 175 mg/km.

Look, we still on? No, of course not. It seems there are now strong that almost all of the manufacturers, not the uitstootnorm able to meet. Or should I say ‘want to meet’? Probably switch most manufacturers, the reduction of NOx in the exhaust system when the temperature is below (or above) a certain value. Supposedly to protect the engine, reducing fuel consumption is an equally plausible reason. NOx reduction costs namelijke energy, energy that a car gets from its fuel.

For the sake of completeness below the results of TNO. The tested motoriseringen are not known to us, and importers have to the Volkskrant to let you know-how surprising – not to can be found in the results. So would the Sprinters have a non-original construction for extra wind resistance and would Get a ‘very high mileage’ (100.000 km). Notable mentions TNO found that when fully loaded the vans, only 10 to 15 percent more emissions.

Opel Vivaro – 2117 mg/km
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter – 1982 mg/km
Renault Trafic – 1967 mg/km
Iveco Daily – 1841 mg/km
Volkswagen Transporter – 1645 mg/km
Peugeot Expert – 1553 mg/km
Ford Transit – 1510 mg/km
Mercedes-Benz Vito – 1225 mg/km
Peugeot Boxer – 914 mg/km
Volskwagen Caddy – 786 mg/km
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (Euro VI) – 175 mg/km

Thanks to Maarten for the tip.