The European Commission has published its proposal on the Euro 7 emissions regulations, probably the one that regulates the latest thermal engines sold in Europe,
before his disappearance in 2035.
After nearly a year of delay, during which the possibility of asking for limits so strict that the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (Acea) went to confirm that they were “technically impossible” was considered, the next regulation tightens the limits less than expected and
would introduce novelties to meet compared to the current Euro 6d.
Euro 7 would enter into force in 2025 at the earliest. In its current form – which probably won’t last long, because
youthrough Parliament and the Council–, aims for passenger cars to reduce current emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 35% by 2035, from 0.08 grams per kilometer for diesel engines to 0.05 grams.
For industrial and commercial vehicles and buses, the reduction is 56%, going from 0.46 grams to 0.30 grams of NOx per kilometer. According to Brussels calculations, transport is responsible for 39% of this type of pollution in the European Union.
As for suspended particles,
most harmful to human respiratory tract and for local pollution these should be 13% lower for passenger cars and 39% for heavy vehicles.
In addition, the Commission has taken measures that were not covered by previous versions of the Euro Regulation. Some examples are limiting the emitted particles
for brakes and tires; regulate new types of pollutants, such as ammonia, or conduct driving tests with broader conditions, both in terms of temperature and altitude.
Supervision will also be tightened. Every vehicle will have to
comply with the emission limit values for at least 10 years and 200,000 kilometers – what the Commission proposes as the useful life of a vehicle, double what Euro 6 proposed – and the control will be done digitally via the on-board computer.
The Community Executive expects 20% of light vehicles and 50% of heavy vehicles driving on European roads
still emit pollutants through the exhaust until 2050, the year when Europe will completely decarbonise its economy.
Therefore, they confirm that Euro 7 has not been as difficult as it could have been, as it was written taking into account the 2035 ban on the sale of thermal cars. For the first time, they set limits for electric cars, whether about brake particles and wheels or durability requirements for batteries.
According to the Commission “this reduction of pollutants”
should be achieved with existing technologies» and they estimate that while the price of vehicles will rise, it will only rise between 90 and 150 euros for passenger cars and about 2,600 for heavy vehicles.
The executive vice president of the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, stated that “the new Euro 7 regulation, together
with upcoming CO2 restrictions for trucks and buses, it will create the necessary framework to decarbonise road transport.”
Source: La Verdad
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