Emissions of Euro 3-5 Passenger Cars Measured Over Different Driving Cycles

The reduction in vehicle exhaust emissions achieved in the last two decades is offset by the growth in traffic, as well as by changes in the composition of emitted pollutants. The present investigation illustrates the emissions of in-use gasoline and diesel passenger cars using the official European driving cycle and the ARTEMIS real-world driving cycle. It was observed that some of the vehicles do not comply with the corresponding regulations. Significant differences in emissions were observed between driving cycles. Not all pollutants showed a tendency to decrease from Euro 3 to Euro 5.

Authors:

• C. A. Alves
• A. I. Calvo
• D. J. Lopes
• T. Nunes
• A. Charron
• M. Goriaux
• P. Tassel
• P. Perret

Keywords:

• Chassis dynamometer
• driving cycles
• emission factors
• exhaust emissions
• light-duty vehicles.

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