Mobile emission measuring device

Cars with mobile emissions measuring device from AVL

A mobile emission measuring device ( ger .: Portable emissions measurement system, PEMS ) is a mobile device that can analyze the exhaust emissions from motor vehicles during a real road trip. In the European Union , PEMS devices are used to carry out the RDE procedure for type testing.

In response to the emissions scandal , the German Federal Motor Transport Authority purchased two PEMS devices in autumn 2016.

See also

• Emission standard
• Exhaust scandal
• Emissions in practical driving operation (RDE)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Questions and answers on emission limit values ​​for air pollutants. European Commission , September 25, 2015, accessed March 15, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Diesel affair. KBA purchases its own emission measurement technology. In: Spiegel Online . October 5, 2016, accessed March 15, 2017 .