Lower Saxony in the exhaust gas test: where the cars are really dirty!

Lower Saxony in the exhaust gas test: where the cars are really dirty!

Wolfsburg, Deutschland - In Lower Saxony there are significant differences in the exhaust gas standards of vehicles. A current evaluation of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) shows that in some districts, every third car has outdated exhaust gas standards, while in others only one tenth. The Lüchow-Dannenberg district is particularly striking, where 33.7 percent of vehicles meet the old exhaust gas standards Euro 1 to Euro 4. Nienburg and Salzgitter follow around 30 percent, while in Wolfsburg only 10.9 percent of the cars have these outdated standards.

Wolfsburg, the Autostadt with around 60,000 employees at Volkswagen, benefits from a high number of new self -registrations and company cars. Statistically speaking, there are 973 cars per 1,000 residents. In addition, the city leads to the particularly clean vehicles: 77.2 percent of the cars meet the new floodplace standard Euro 6 or are electric cars. This quota makes Wolfsburg a positive example compared to other cities such as Braunschweig, which with a share of 21 percent does much worse.

regional differences in Lower Saxony

The cleanliness of the cars varies seriously depending on the approval district in Lower Saxony and Germany. The highest parts of vehicles with old exhaust gas standards were also found in other regions. For example, Elbe-Elster is 31.7 percent and Duisburg City 30.7 percent. Further districts with more than 30 percent are Emmendingen, Gelsenkirchen City and Görlitz. In contrast, there are considerable advantages in Wolfsburg and Wiesbaden due to high self -registration and company cars.

In the entire evaluation it becomes clear that wealthier areas tend to buy more new and cleaner cars. In Munich and Ingolstadt, too, the shares of pure electric cars and modern vehicles with exhaust gas standard are correspondingly high, but are behind Wolfsburg.

Development of exhaust gas standards

The development of exhaust gas standards is of central importance for human health and the environment. The first guideline for the regulation of car exhaust gases was introduced in 1970, followed by the Euro 1 emission standard in 1992. Since then, the standards have been continuously tightened to reduce emissions of particles and nitrogen oxides. These regulatory measures are crucial for improving air quality and reducing environmental pollution by vehicles.

The worldwide harmonized test procedure (WLTP) has been in effect for new vehicles since Euro 6c. This test procedure ensures that the vehicles are checked under realistic conditions. Advances in exhaust gas legislation are necessary to cope with the challenges of climate change and air pollution.

Further information can be found in the reports of Kreiszeitung , Shz and Environmental Federal Agency .