The FINANCIAL — ANEC, European consumer voice in standardisation, welcomes the adoption of the Worldwide Harmonised Light-duty Test Procedures (WLTP), agreed on 13 March by UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP 29) in Geneva, according to EUbusiness Ltd.
Consumers have been expressing support for an early introduction of WLTP as the current system, the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), which has been in use since 1996, does not reflect real-world fuel consumption and CO2 measurement.
The new standard testing method, WLTP, will be used for measuring the fuel consumption under more representative driving conditions, according to EUbusiness Ltd.
"There has been a growing gap between real-world and test results which led to consumer mistrust. With the implementation of WLTP, consumers will get a more realistic picture of a vehicle's actual fuel consumption," said Ronald Vroman, who has been representing ANEC and Consumers International (CI) in UNECE.
"ANEC welcomes the adoption of WLTP. We look forward to its application in the type-approval of new cars as quickly as possible," said Stephen Russell, ANEC Secretary-General.
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