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<\/strong><\/p> In the UK, the Vehicle Certification Agency conducts tests on vehicles and components to ensure they meet the minimum standards required by European and UN-ECE legislation.<\/p> Emissions tests are carried out to determine that the level of pollutants emitted from a vehicle is below the required limits. The test is a laboratory based test under controlled conditions in order to achieve repeatable results.<\/p> The Department for Transport recognises the current test cycle for emissions is outdated and no longer represents normal driving patterns. Discussions have taken place over recent years to replace this with an updated more relevant laboratory test. The Department anticipates this will be implemented from 2017. In addition, a new real world driving emissions test is being implemented to ensure emissions in normal driving comply with the legal obligation. These new tests will remove the ability of car manufacturers to falsify test results.<\/p> All new vehicles are tested in accordance with EU law to ensure that they meet the legislated requirements for emissions. There is no evidence that these emissions tests have been falsified in the UK.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what measures they plan to introduce to encourage higher penetration of environmentally friendly vehicles into the car and lorry market in order to combat the threat to public health of increasing air pollution.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/174054/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/strong><\/p> 17601 plug-in car grant payments have been made between the start of the scheme and 31 December 2014.<\/p> <\/p> These were for the following models:<\/p> <\/p> Manufacturer<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Model <\/strong><\/p><\/td> No. of claims paid<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nissan<\/p><\/td> Leaf<\/p><\/td> 6398<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mitsubishi<\/p><\/td> Outlander<\/p><\/td> 4354<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Toyota<\/p><\/td> Plug-in Prius<\/p><\/td> 1206<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Vauxhall<\/p><\/td> Ampera<\/p><\/td> 1139<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Renault<\/p><\/td> Zoe<\/p><\/td> 873<\/p><\/td><\/tr> BMW<\/p><\/td> i3 REV<\/p><\/td> 624<\/p><\/td><\/tr> BMW<\/p><\/td> i3 BEV<\/p><\/td> 535<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tesla<\/p><\/td> Model S<\/p><\/td> 515<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Peugeot<\/p><\/td> iOn<\/p><\/td> 343<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mercedes<\/p><\/td> Smart Fortwo<\/p><\/td> 268<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mitsubishi<\/p><\/td> i-Miev<\/p><\/td> 206<\/p><\/td><\/tr> BMW<\/p><\/td> i8<\/p><\/td> 194<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Citroen<\/p><\/td> C-Zero<\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Porsche<\/p><\/td> Panamera<\/p><\/td> 191<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Volvo<\/p><\/td> v60<\/p><\/td> 177<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chevrolet<\/p><\/td> Volt<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td><\/tr> VW<\/p><\/td> e-Up<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Renault<\/p><\/td> Fluence<\/p><\/td> 82<\/p><\/td><\/tr> VW<\/p><\/td> e-Golf<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Audi<\/p><\/td> E-tron<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> MIA<\/p><\/td> Mia<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The total number of PICG claims to end December 2014 is 22125. The difference between this figure, and the total payments figure above, represents claims currently being processed in the system.<\/p> <\/p> The Department for Transport also publishes registration data per model. The latest annual data is available here:<\/p>