An agreement reached yesterday means quieter road vehicles won’t be introduced for another 15 years. Transport & Environment (T&E) believes the deal crafted last night by the Commission, European Parliament and Member States is disgraceful, prioritizing the wishes of the car industry over the health of EU citizens. It means decades of delay for a quieter, healthier Europe.
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T&E policy officer Cécile Toubeau said: “This huge delay in better vehicle noise standards is unacceptable, especially when nearly a quarter of cars and a third of lorries tested over the last five years already meet the standards to be implemented in the final phase. There is no need to allow a noisy few vehicles to continue to blight our cities for decades.”
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