Changed test and calculation methods that better reflect actual use, as well as new boundaries between the energy classes, mean that it is not possible to compare directly new and old scales. It is not automatic that a particular energy class on the old label corresponds to a specific energy class on the new one. Here there are also variations between the different product groups.
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