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KEYNOTE

Real-World Emissions and EV Testing

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DAY 2 | PROGRAM SESSIONS
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This session revealed that lab-based fuel consumption figures often failed to reflect real-world performance; sometimes by over 30 %. Presenters explained how this discrepancy skewed total cost of ownership analyses and shared insights from testing 84 vehicles, including plans for EV energy consumption assessments.
Presented by Jason Smith
Jason is the Program Director at the Australian Automobile Association’ s Real-World Testing Program. An engineer, he has spent the last six years with the AAA working in technical policy development and advocacy on consumer issues such as vehicle standards, vehicle emissions, fuel quality and consumer interests. Prior to this, he spent 7 years as a test and policy engineer testing vehicles with the ANCAP Safety rating program. AUSTRALASIAN FLEET EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT MAY 20-21 2025 27