Guardian: Drivers who find that the fuel efficiency in their new car doesn't match up to the claims made by the manufacturer, now know it is not their driving to blame. A new report reveals that carmakers routinely manipulate official UN-backed miles/gallons tests, with a series of tricks including stripping the car down to weigh as little as possible, overinflating the tyres and testing in the thin air at high-altitude tracks. The tricks of the trade are listed in a report by the Transport & Environment...
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/14/car-manufacturers-manipulating-fuel-efficiency-tests
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/maps_and_graphs/2013/3/13/1363195686178/Car-emissions-large-001.png
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