NEDC

NEDC stands for New European Driving Cycle, the test cycle the EU used until the WLTP transition. At its core the cycle dates from the 1980s, lasted about 20 minutes and contained long constant phases with a top speed of 120 km/h and a lot of idling.

The result is a structurally favourable figure. For consumption and CO2 the NEDC statement was often 20 to 40 percent lower than what drivers achieved in practice; on early plug-in hybrids the deviation was larger still. On pre-2018 models, or in historical data carried forward, you can therefore come across NEDC values.

Do not compare NEDC one-to-one with WLTP. An older model with a low NEDC figure looks more economical than a newer model with a more honest WLTP figure, while the real difference may be smaller or reversed. For reference models we therefore state which test standard a figure belongs to.