EU VOTE TO VETO REAL DRIVING EMISSIONS TEST TOO CLOSE TO CALL
January 1st, 2016
European Union (EU) lawmakers could veto a new real driving emissions (RDE) test, using on-vehicle portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) devices rather than laboratories to measure tailpipe output, in a February 2 vote. To be taken by the European Parliament – the EU’s democratic assembly - the vote likely will be knife-edge close since three political groups – including the largest centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) – oppose the proposed veto but not the five others. Doing the math suggests that the 406 votes for the veto will outweigh ...
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