EU adopts rules to limit polluting emissions from automobiles

The Council of the European Union (EU) has today given the green light to rules to limit polluting emissions from cars and for the durability of batteries.

In a statement, the EU Council says that all vehicles, from passenger cars to heavy goods vehicles, are covered by the Euro 7 regulation.

The regulation will formalize rules for “vehicle exhaust emissions, as well as other types of emissions, such as tire abrasion and brake particle emissions” and will also create requirements for the “durability of batteries”, which are also responsible for the release of polluting particles.

The release of nitrous oxide is one of Brussels’ biggest concerns in this matter, so it will also tighten the rules on the mileage and lifespan of a car.

This is the final stage of this process, which will come into effect 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the EU. The deadlines for implementing the regulation vary from 30 months for new commercial vehicles to 60 months for “new systems, components, or technical units”.