German car market not so ready for the Euro V antipollution rules
The fifth iteration of Europe's antipollution rules arrives in September. This might be a bit too soon for the automakers, since all new models being sold from that date onwards will be subject to stricter emissions rules (there's a comprehensive table of the limits after the jump). The German car association ADAC has taken the calculator out and has found that, among the 7,875 different model cars Germans can buy today, only 20 percent (1,539 models) are ready for the Euro V standards. Ouch. Looking a little further ahead, ADAC found that only four models are Euro VI compliant. Surprisingly, the brand that sells the most Euro V compliant cars is not German: Ford has 13 models ready, and two of them are diesels.
[Source: Auto News, Wikipedia]
European emission standards for passenger cars (Category M1*), g/km
| Tier | Date | CO | HC | NOx | HC+NOx | PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | ||||||
| Euro 1 | July 1992 | 2.72 (3.16) | - | - | 0.97 (1.13) | 0.14 (0.18) |
| Euro 2 | January 1996 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.7 | 0.08 |
| Euro 3 | January 2000 | 0.64 | - | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.05 |
| Euro 4 | January 2005 | 0.5 | - | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.025 |
| Euro 5 (future) | September 2009 | 0.5 | - | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.005 |
| Euro 6 (future) | September 2014 | 0.5 | - | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.005 |
| Gasoline | ||||||
| Euro 1† | July 1992 | 2.72 (3.16) | - | - | 0.97 (1.13) | - |
| Euro 2 | January 1996 | 2.2 | - | - | 0.5 | - |
| Euro 3 | January 2000 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.15 | - | - |
| Euro 4 | January 2005 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.08 | - | - |
| Euro 5 (future) | September 2009 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.06 | - | 0.005** |
| Euro 6 (future) | September 2014 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.06 | - | 0.005** |
** Applies only to vehicles with direct injection engines
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TGNY 5:39PM (7/08/2009)
It would be great to see how Euro standards compare to CAFE. We'd have less problems getting 100gram/65mpg diesels if the standards were the same.
Don't bother with EPA standards. With the 'CAFE' states the significant markets, the EPA is irrelevant.
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GoodCheer 10:03AM (7/09/2009)
By CAFE do you mean CARB?
CAFE states are all states.
Carsten 10:36AM (7/09/2009)
What do you mean by Ford is not German? Their German subsidiary is basically a German company - that's where the cars are designed and (mostly) built...
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Swede 12:06PM (7/09/2009)
Ford Europe is German. Anyway, it makes little sense to sell cars with Euro V engines before such engines are actually required.
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