Exhaust emissions of automotive manufacturers: Department of Transportation can also CO2 emissions … – Tagesspiegel

Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt also leaves the CO2 emissions of cars to check possible irregularities. The inspection, which was created for the elucidation of pollution caused by exhaust VW affair work, further and go for clues. “Nitric oxide is running in the foreground, but also CO2 can deal”, the CSU politician of the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” said. The educational work is not over.

From the Department of Transportation stated at the weekend that found in the measurements of the inquiry commission CO2 levels would be assessed separately. The Kraftfahrtbundesamt check the results, to be published at the end in a separate report. CO2 is different from nitrogen oxides harmless to humans in the not too large quantities. It is the main greenhouse gas responsible for 76 percent of man-made global warming. Whether there were abnormalities even when CO2 levels, is not yet known.

“I have the right to find abnormalities and remedy” Dobrindt told the paper. He is sharply criticized for the work-up of the diesel-scandal by environmental groups and the opposition. On learning of the exhaust-manipulation in VW he had also check cars from other manufacturers. Here significant excesses over the limits for nitrogen oxides were measured.

The German Environmental Aid (DUH) had accused the federal government to withhold the CO2 levels. You want to achieve the return of the Originalprüfprotokolle. Without CO2 levels is a review of previous test results are not possible.

Given the report in addition to the VW commercial vehicle subsidiary also Mercedes, Opel, Audi and Porsche had voluntarily agreed to recall 630 000 cars. This is not a trivial matter, Dobrindt said the “SZ”. “The legal situation is clear. The European Environmental Regulation prohibits the shutdown of the abatement, but allows exceptions for motor protection. Then invoke the producers. “

In the vehicles in which there is doubt that it related to the motor protection, there is a recall. “There’s a loophole that I will make,” Dobrindt told the paper. The Commission was looking for improper shutdown, as VW has used to manipulate the levels of nitric oxide. Evidence, investigators found but according to the report does not.

Nevertheless gets the entire car industry because of the sometimes drastic differences between real test and on the official company information emissions rapidly in a crisis of confidence. ( dpa )