Key facts Flashcards
What are you announcing today?
1) To claim compensation for the overpayment our claimants made when leasing or purchasing their vehicle. They could be entitled to several thousand pounds (redress could be a percentage of the purchase price 20%, 50%)
2) To enforce compliance with emissions regulations, in circumstances in which it appears car manufacturers have simply ignored the rules for a very long time
3) To repair some of the environmental harm that NOx and other pollutants have caused
- To achieve that, each person who instructs us in these claims will confirm that – when we get to this far – one of the factors that must be taken into account when deciding whether or not to settle claims is the question of whether a particular manufacturer has committed to repairing or mitigating the damage done to the environment by these defeat devices.
What is the ICCT?
the International Council on Clean Transportation
How many deaths a year could have been avoided in Europe had emissions regulations been met (according to ICCT)?
6800 deaths a year due to failure to meet Euro 5,6 (passenger vehicles)
Using the ICCT’s annual estimate of 6800 excess deaths due to the failure of passenger vehicles to meeting Euro 5 and 6, how many more people died of air pollution between 2009-2018 in the UK?
Around 5000
How many milligrams of NOx per KM does the new 2014 London Routemaster produce?
201 mg/km of NOx
How many diesel passenger vehicles were registered between 2009-2018?
Over 10 million (around 10.25m)
What is the average NOx emissions of Euro 6 passenger vehicles?
500mg/km of NOx
What is the average NOx emissions of Euro 6 lorries?
210mg/km of NOx
What is the WHO guidance on NOx pollution?
How often does London exceed that limit?
40 milligrams per cubic metre
Before the pandemic, 40% of London exceeded this limit (as an average over a year)
Is NOx a greenhouse gas?
No. However, it acts as an ‘indirect greenhouse gas’ through increasing the potency of Ozone (O3) in the troposphere
What is the average temperature in the UK?
9 Degrees Celsius
At what temperature do some Renault and Nissan models taper back emissions control?
17 Degrees Celsius
What is a defeat device?
Defeat devices allow cars to detect when an emissions test is being carried out, and reduce emissions accordingly
How many buses are there in the UK?
over 30,000
What is an SCR catalyst?
How much more expensive are they?
- Selective Catalytic Reduction - often using AdBlue
- around £1000 per vehicle
