The EU to copy heavy-truck and passenger bus emissions rules from US
The European Commission has started the consultation process for new legislation to reduce particullate and NOx emissions from heavy-trucks and buses tailpipes. This new set of rules will be ready for the end of the current year. The norm, labelled Euro VI, will be inspired in the future by US EPA rules in order to create worldwide homogenous rules for automakers.The new Euro
During this consultation process, the European Commission is asking for input about the different possible scenarios regarding fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
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[Source: Europa Press via Econoticias]
[Edited: It's Euro VI all the time... Thanks Mulad for pointing this out]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mulad 10:14AM (7/17/2007)
I presume you meant to say "Euro VI" those last two times.
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small-wee-wee 10:58AM (7/17/2007)
Since when is the US the world leader in NOx Regulations???
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Chris 12:00AM (7/18/2007)
The US usually does pretty good with emissions regulation through the EPA. If it weren't for us, there would be no "new clean-diesel technology", from what I gather.
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Matt 5:09PM (7/18/2007)
"If it weren't for us, there would be no "new clean-diesel technology"
Oh you mean all those clean-diesel engines that have been on sale in the EU for years and which are only now slowly trickling into america? Thank god that america has some emission standards, otherwise we'd obviously not have had 60+mpg engines we've been buying by our millions for the past decade!!!!
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Tim Plaehn 7:47PM (7/18/2007)
The EU clean diesels are not clean enough to meet U.S. standards. Expecially CA standards. The European OEMs will not import their diesels because they cannot sell them in California.
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Chris M 10:55PM (7/18/2007)
" Since when is the US the world leader in NOx Regulations??? "
Since the beginning.
The very first air pollution laws were written in California. California (which is part of the US) has always lead in air quality legislation, and is the birthplace of the environmental movement.
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