Car emissions campaigners turn sights on Renault

BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Renault's flagship Espace minivan released toxic diesel emissions 25 times legal limits in a Swiss study, despite complying with EU tests carried out at unrealistically low engine temperatures, a German environmental group said on Tuesday. The tests commissioned by the DUH group, which have not been independently verified, follows Volkswagen's admission that it used illegal “defeat devices” to cheat diesel emission regulations. In a statement, Renault said it contested the findings of the DUH lobby group.

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Car emissions campaigners turn sights on Renault