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An EU laboratory tested a Porsche Cayenne diesel vehicle - and found that when laboratory conditions were slightly changed, nitrogen oxide increased substantially (Photo: Dieter Weinelt)

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Porsche told EU not to publish diesel emission result

The European Commission's in-house research institute has for months refused to disclose the results of emissions tests it did on a Porsche diesel vehicle, at the request of Porsche, EUobserver can reveal.

The test results, from mid-2017, showed that the Porsche Cayenne diesel car was emitting suspiciously high nitrogen oxide emissions when the official EU test was slightly amended.

Last month, Porsche received a €535m fine in Germany for its part in the emissions cheating scandal...

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An EU laboratory tested a Porsche Cayenne diesel vehicle - and found that when laboratory conditions were slightly changed, nitrogen oxide increased substantially (Photo: Dieter Weinelt)

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