2023-11-03 12:10:19
Change vehicle It’s quite a dilemma. Not only because it is an acquisition that, in principle, will be for five or ten years (if the model allows it) and you have to think about the future uses that you may need, but also because its prices, like those of all the Products currently sold in Spain are in the air due to the exorbitant increase in inflation.
Added to all this is surely the most important decision and the one that currently generates the most doubts: what type of power supply the car of your next years should have. Although it is true that international organizations have been announcing for years that in 2035 they will ban vehicles with fuelit is also clear that the electric car has not taken off in the way that was expected.
In the midst of this situation, many are concerned about the famous label that the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) It was established a few years ago to identify the most polluting vehicles and will soon regulate access to certain Low Emission Zones (ZBE), which will come into force in January 2024 in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. While many focus on their vehicle having a green or blue label, now the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) has issued a warning about its vision of these badges.
“They must change now”
«The DGT labels do not correspond to the real emissions«, warns the organization in a post recently published on its portal, agreeing with those who already questioned them. As they have found, some models may have the best labels in terms of pollution but they can produce more emissions than some cars with a combustion engine that have the C label. For all these reasons, the OCU believes that before 2024 the emission system should be changed. current tags.
The arguments have been given after knowing the results of the studies carried out by Green NCAP, a consortium that brings together several professionals in the sector and that has measured levels of energy efficiency, pollution and greenhouse gases. According to the conclusions, it is clear that the electrical They are the most sustainable vehicles, followed by plug-in hybrids, but it is also seen that there are situations in which the labels are not reliable.
«It was a good awareness-raising tool, but has been outdated«remarks the OCU, which is committed to ensuring that these badges »do not depend on engine technology but on real emissions«. Thus, the organization highlights that the only engines that guarantee lower emissions are those of 100% electric vehicles and believes that for the rest, the emissions measured in their approval should be taken into account.
The OCU criticizes the labels even more and considers that “the current system is unfair for consumers who cannot buy an electric car due to its price.” The organization, in fact, explains that it has sent a request to the DGT so that the system is modified before the end of the year and that the problems are minimized when the ZBE comes into force, a change for which they propose alternatives such as the construction of deterrent parking, promotion of public transport, network of protected and connected cycle paths.
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