Legislation confirming the EU’s Euro-5 and Euro-6 pollutant emissions standards from cars and vans was approved last month.
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Euro-5 limits on microparticles, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides will apply from September 2009, with the Euro-6 NOx limits coming into force five years later. The standards were agreed last December; T&E was highly critical of the long timelag
before Euro-6 takes effect, especially compared to California’s much stricter diesel standards.
This news story is taken from the June 2007 edition of T&E Bulletin.
Recycled steel targets will help clean up car production, strengthen Europe's domestic industry and reduce our dependence on imports.
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Without action, carmakers are set to continue increasing bonnet height and car width – with significant negative consequences for safety.