Ricardo cuts ribbon at £10m Vehicle Emissions Research Centre

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Consultancy launches state-of-the-art facility to assess emissions of petrol, diesel and hybrid electric vehicles

Engineering consultancy Ricardo has this week officially opened a £10m state-of-the-art Vehicle Emissions Research Centre (VERC) in Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex. The purpose-built facility, which aims...

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