Overly restrictive standards

The ACEA, through its new president Luca de Meo, indicated that the future Euro 7 standard would mean an additional cost of 2,000 Euros per vehicle. If the current text is applied, the consequences could be numerous, including the closure of factories. The Euro 7 standard, still under discussion and potentially applicable from 2025, would reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles by 35% compared to the previous Euro 6 standard, according to the Commission. In addition, Brussels proposes to make vehicle emissions tests more in line with real driving conditions and to set limits on particulate emissions caused by brake and tire wear. But a postponement of the enactment of regulations from 2025 to 2029 is planned.