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The German Environmental Aid raises Opel systematic Abgastricksereien in a diesel engine before – and is taking legal steps against the automaker
The German Environmental Aid (DUH) raises serious allegations against. the automaker Opel. For exhaust emission tests of diesel models Zafira 1.6.CDTi and Astra 1.6 CDTi software expert Felix Domke found by DUH details illegal shutdown of the abatement. “The Opel Zafira operates more than 90 percent of the time in illegal mode,” said DUH boss Juergen Resch, when he presented the study. In other words. The models in question are almost constantly emit more harmful nitrogen oxides, as officially stated
If the allegations, Opel engineers have come up with some to all at the official tests comply with limits on the road but then not. So the cleaning works undiminished at Opel Zafira only at temperatures between 17 and 33 degrees Celsius. The authorities attach to registration of vehicles in an environment that is between 20 and 30 degrees warm.
From Tempo 140, the emission control switches off
driving fast is also a messy business, because at tempo 140 cleaning performance downshifts. Official measurements are carried out at a maximum of 120 kilometers per hour. Even when driving in more than 850 meters above sea level, the cleaning stops working completely. When approving this could probably not be noticed. “All test facilities are at least 100 meters deep,” Resch said. Finally, for the operability of the installation and the speed plays a role. With more than 2,400 revolutions of the engine, the emission control turns off according to Resch.
With a total of ten road measurements of the Opel Zafira and eight measurements of the Opel Astra 1.6 CDTi DUH tester presented in section a five- fixed to 8.6-fold excess of the Euro 6 limits Stock oxides. Despite cautious driving just the Opel Astra very high nitrogen oxide emission values shown, says Resch. The emission control system is practically suspended.
Opel has used a cheat software back
Opel itself went in a message not in detail on the results and directed, as a first returned a non-raised accusation. “Opel reaffirmed that we are not using software that detects whether a car is subjected to an emissions test,” it said. This was also found, the inspection of the Federal Ministry of Transport. . Such cheating software was installed for years in diesel engines VW
Opel doubted the method DUH: When the emission control various factors such as the speed, the temperature or the amount would linked. “Such
Umwelthilfe sends Opel desist
The environmental aid will now turn the judiciary. So Resch has sent a cease and desist the trunk Heimern. Thus the association of Opel wants to force the abandonment of an important part of its advertising. the company’s advertising claims such as “uncompromising environmentally friendly” or “Abgasbestwerte on gasoline-level” should refrain from the carmaker. According to Resch Opel has time until next Wednesday to submit the declaration. Should the company refuse this, will the DUH enforce this court.
Also the club has made a criminal complaint against any person responsible for the Abschaltpraxis to the prosecutor Darmstadt. The authority should check several offenses: intentional health hazard and consumer deception. In addition, the DUH presumed that the State forgoes tax because the vehicles are not as environmentally friendly as officially stated.
Opel is before the commission of inquiry charged
the results of measurements of the association has forwarded to the competent Federal Ministry of transport. Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) did not assess the case initially. “The contents are checked by the inspection body,” a ministry spokesman announced but. Dobrindt had the expert panel used to clarify the VW scandal. Next week, Opel will load before the Commission, the spokesman said.
The Ministry of Environment expressed doubts about the legality of Opel technology. “Any form of shutdown is once illegally,” stated a spokesperson. There is this rule a few exceptions. In addition, the speaker referred to the meaning of the limit values underlying the EU standard: “. This is a standard for health, not for motor protection”
Spongy formulated EU standard
In fact, the standard is formulated spongy. It allows for a lower emission, if this would affect the engine. Thereupon many manufacturers talked out, as the inspection of the Ministry of Transport stated recently that the appropriate facilities to be shut down on diesel engines from multiple vendors usually at low temperatures.
If the technology used illegally be, Opel has a big problem. At worst, the Federal Motor Transport Authority could the affected models revoke the approval. Then they could no longer be sold or operated.
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