<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>This is another great point Crispin. Maybe a fund needs to be created for an independent party to test and create the kind of report I mentioned in my earlier email. <br><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Christina</div><div><br>On Mar 14, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Josh Kearns <<a href="mailto:yeah.yeah.right.on@gmail.com">yeah.yeah.right.on@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>"In reality, some models emit 50% more CO2 than the official figures claim, while others emit some 15% more than claimed." .... </div><div><br></div><div>Fascinating. <br><br>An article linked in that piece also specified that several efficiency models, according to the manufacturers, "deliver between 70mpg and 75mpg, while the [independent] test figures ranged from 46mpg to 53mpg."</div>
<div><br><div>Do you think there is enough "real world" data on mileage and emissions to calculate a "correction factor" that could be applied to manufacturers' published claims? </div><div><br></div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crispinpigott@gmail.com" target="_blank">crispinpigott@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Stovers<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is interesting:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-ZA"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21759258" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21759258</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">As the money gets bigger and there is more focus on these metrics, the temptation to cut corners, figuratively and literally, is strong.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The idea of independent validation of claims is sound.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal">Crispin<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></font></span></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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