India, April 1 -- Vehicles will get tested for real driving emissions in real traffic conditions from today onwards to ensure durable emissions performance and to prevent emissions cheating
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India meets yet another milestone in the internal combustion engine (ICE) technology trajectory today. All cars, SUVs and goods vehicles with maximum weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes to be sold from April 1, 2023 onwards, are to be tested for real driving emissions (RDE).
This is a critical step forward to check gaps between emissions performance during certification in laboratory and in the real world driving conditions. This is needed to make emissions control systems more effective, durable and prevent use of defeat devices ...