Real-world emissions from diesel cars far higher than in lab tests, government finds

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Government investigation finds all diesel cars in breach of legal limits when tested in real-world conditions

Diesel cars are emitting far more damaging NOx pollutants than laboratory tests had previously shown, a government investigation has found. The Department for Transport (DfT) investigation, which tested...

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