The new Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 24, 2024 on the type-approval of motor vehicles and engines, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with regard to their emissions and battery life (Euro 7) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The change now enshrined in law, which will soon apply in all EU member states, focuses on emissions from brakes and tires in cars and commercial vehicles and on battery requirements for electric vehicles.
Euro 7 also raises the bar for exhaust emissions and testing procedures, particularly for heavy goods vehicles and buses.
Euro 7 sets stricter standards for emissions approval, production compliance, in-service compliance and market surveillance. It also addresses crucial aspects such as on-board monitoring systems, pollution control system durability, traction battery life, tamper prevention and cybersecurity measures.
In addition, the regulation includes provisions for accurately determining CO2 emissions, electric range, fuel and electrical energy consumption and energy efficiency.
It’s important to remember the enormous progress made so far on emissions. According to ACEA, vehicle emissions fell by 90% between the first Euro standard and the first version of Euro 6.
ACAP, in line with ACEA data, stresses that in order to truly achieve the Euro 7 objectives of reducing emissions, policymakers must do more to replace the oldest and most polluting vehicles on the road with newer models equipped with the most advanced emissions technology. It’s not just about incentives to increase the uptake of newer vehicles on the market, but also about establishing a holistic regulatory framework that keeps mobility accessible to all Europeans while reducing its environmental impact.
The regulation applies from November 29, 2026 to new types of vehicles in categories M1 and N1, and from May 29, 2028 to new types of vehicles in categories M2, M3, N2 , N3, O3 and O4.
With regard to tires, the regulation applies from July 1, 2028 to new types of tires in class C1, from April 1, 2030 to new types of tires in class C2 and from April 1, 2032 to new types of tires in class C3.
For more information, please visit the official ACAP website.
Source:https://www.acap.pt/pt/noticia/1037/publicado-regulamento-euro-7/2