The PSA Group has issued real world fuel figures for Europe via brand and models.

Following on from its 2016 commitment, the PSA Group has published the measurement results from the test protocol established with Transport & Environment (T&E) and France Nature Environment (FNE). This protocol has been used to measure consumption in real driving conditions for 58 PSA Group models under the supervision of the Bureau Veritas certification organisation, which has certified the accuracy and integrity of the results.

The measurements obtained on the 58 models make it possible to estimate the consumption in real-world driving conditions for more than 1,000 versions of Peugeot, Citroën and DS vehicles. 

For each model, the estimations have been made using the same engine and gearbox, plus three variants: body type, trim level and tyre dimensions.

On the occasion of the Geneva Motor Show, Peugeot, Citroën and DS brands offer to their customers the possibility to check their average consumption in real-world driving conditions by logging onto their respective websites. A web-based application will allow them to view this data for their model by entering its characteristics (body type, trim level, engine, gearbox and type of tyres).

Additionally, each client will be able to estimate own consumption based on the actual use of his vehicle (number of passengers, load, driving style, etc.). 

The application is available on the brands website in 6 countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. It will then be available progressively in the rest of Europe.

Building on the European RDE "Real Driving Emissions" project, the protocol measures fuel consumption using a portable emissions measurement system (PEMS*) installed on the vehicle.

The readings for the 58 models have been made on public roads (23 km on urban roads, 40 km on the open road and 30 km on motorways) under real driving conditions (air conditioning, luggage and passengers, hilly terrain, etc.).

Gilles Le Borgne, Executive Vice President, Quality and Engineering, for the PSA Group explained: "In line with the commitment we made to our customers, we are now publishing the real-world driving consumption figures for Peugeot, Citroën and DS models on our brands website. Our customers can now access comprehensive and transparent fuel consumption data. We will add the figures for NOx emissions in summer 2017".

Greg Archer, Director of Clean Vehicles at Transport & Environment, said: “The partnership with PSA Group highlights three key issues. First, that on-road tests to measure real CO₂ emissions are reliable, representative and reproducible. Second, that a car company recognises there is consumer demand for robust real world information. And third, in an era of 'alternative facts' and dishonest manipulations of emissions tests one company has seen transparency and openness as the way to re-establish trust with its customers – more carmakers need to follow its lead.”

Denez L'Hostis, President of France Nature Environnement adds : "We have recently suffered numerous periods of high levels of air pollution, putting into question vehicle emissions and we recognise the transparency displayed by PSA that pledged to measure various car emissions: CO₂, NOx and Particles. This commitment gives echo to strong citizen mobilisation in favour of knowing the truth about air pollution. This is a necessary step towards the implementation of measures to improve air quality and people’s quality of life".

Philippe Lanternier, Executive Vice-President, Corporate and Business Development at Bureau Veritas added: "Bureau Veritas can attest that the tests were correctly conducted throughout this major new campaign. Since it was first rolled out a year ago, and after a great many tests, the system has proven to be reliable. It could also be used for effectively measuring NOx emissions. We congratulate and continue to support the PSA Group in this initiative, especially since the issues around the reliability of pollution measurements and the improvement of air quality are only going to increase."

* PEMS : Portable Emissions Measurement System 

CITROËN  BRAND:

• France : http://www.citroen.fr/univers-citroen/technologie/consommation-usage.html
• Switzerland/Italian:http://www.citroen.ch/it/mondo-citroen/tecnologia/consumi-in-condizioni-di-utilizzo-reale.html
• Switzerland / german : http://www.citroen.ch/de/die-citroen-welt/technologien/verbrauch-bei-betrieb.html
• Switzerland / french : http://www.citroen.ch/fr/univers-citroen/technologies/consommation-a-l-usage.html
• Germany:http://www.citroen.de/markenwelt/technologie/transparenz-neues-messverfahren.html
• Spain: http://citroen.es/universo-citroen/tecnologia/consumos-en-uso-real.html
• Italy : http://www.citroen.it/mondo-citroen/tecnologia/consumi-ell-uso-reale.html
• UK http://www.citroen.co.uk/about-citroen/technology/real-use-vehicle-consumption.html

DS BRAND :

• France: http://www.dsautomobiles.fr/univers-ds/consommation-a-l-usage.html
• Switzerland / italian: http://www.dsautomobiles.ch/it/inside-ds/consumo-all-uso.html 
• Switzerland / german :http://www.dsautomobiles.ch/de/inside-ds/nutzungsverbrauch.html 
• Switzerland/french:http://www.dsautomobiles.ch/fr/inside-ds/consommation-a-l-usage.html 
• Germany :http://www.dsautomobiles.de/markenwelt/nutzungsverbrauch.html 
• Spain : http://www.dsautomobiles.es/universo-ds/consumo-en-funcion-des-uso.html 
• Italy :http://www.dsautomobiles.it/universo-ds/consumo-all-uso.html 
• UK: http://www.dsautomobiles.co.uk/inside-ds/consumption-based-on-usage.html 

PEUGEOT BRAND:

• France:http://www.peugeot.fr/marque-et-technologie/politique-environnementale/consommations-a-l-usage.html
• Switzerland / italian:http://www.peugeot.ch/it/marchio-e-tecnologia/consumo-all-uso.html
• Switzerland/german:http://www.peugeot.ch/de/marke-und-technologie/nutzungsverbrauch.html
• Switzerland / french : http://www.peugeot.ch/fr/marque-et-technologie/consommation-a-l-usage.html
• Germany : http://www.peugeot.de/marke-und-technologie/nutzungsverbrauch.html
• Spain : http://www.peugeot.es/marca-y-tecnologia/consumo-en-funcion-del-uso.html
• Italy : http://www.peugeot.it/mondo-peugeot/ambiente/consumo-all-uso.html
• UK: http://www.peugeot.co.uk/technology/engine-technology/consumption-calculator/

PSA Group and associated companies and departments are continuing the real world fuel consumption releases.

Following the official release of real-world fuel consumption figures for 30 Peugeot, Citroën and DS models in July 2016, the PSA Group, Transport & Environment (T&E), France Nature Environnement (FNE) and Bureau Veritas are fulfilling their commitments and publishing the test protocol, a reliable framework based on a robust scientific approach.

The protocol for measuring real-world fuel consumption defines the means (necessary equipment) and methods (measurement and processing) that should be systematically applied to calculate the average real-life fuel consumption of the average customer. The protocol breaks down into the following three steps:

• selecting and checking the vehicle
• driving the vehicle and performing the measurement
• processing the measurement results

The measurements should be taken when the car is being driven by a non-professional driver on public roads open to traffic and under real-life driving conditions, with normal use of air-conditioning systems, passenger and luggage loads and road gradients.

In addition to the results already published in July 2016, Peugeot and Citroën will release the real-world fuel consumption figures of another 10 models (including the new Peugeot 3008 and Citroën C3) on their website in time for the 2016 Paris Motor Show.

By the end of 2016, real-world fuel consumption figures for 50 models tested during the year will be published on the Peugeot, Citroën and DS website. At the same time, a simulator to enable customers to predict their vehicles' fuel consumption based on driving style and conditions will also be released online.

In 2017, the PSA Group, Transport & Environment, France Nature Environnement and Bureau Veritas will extend the same procedure to the measurement of real-world nitrous oxide emissions.

Gilles Le Borgne, Executive Vice President, Quality and Engineering, for the PSA Group, said: “This robust protocol is the result of unprecedented and successful cooperation between a manufacturer, NGOs and a certification organisation. It is now available for all to see and to use as inspiration to encourage greater customer transparency.”

Greg Archer, Clean Vehicles Director at Transport & Environment, said: “The real-world test developed with PSA Group provides full transparency towards customers and more representative information to drivers than the new laboratory test, helping them choose the most fuel-efficient cars. This scientific approach is robust, reproducible and reliable in measuring real carbon emissions. Thus, we urge the European Commission and all carmakers to use this test for regulatory and advertising purposes.”