Europe Weakens Proposed On-The-Road Emissions Testing
Posted on Oct 28, 2015 in Industry News | Comments Off on Europe Weakens Proposed On-The-Road Emissions Testing
In the wake of recent emissions testing scandals, the European Union has proposed new regulations and standards that would require on-the-road emissions testing for all new cars by 2019. The proposed standards would require that all new cars emit nitrogen oxide levels no more than fifty percent above the current limits by 2021. Regulators faced criticism after relaxing the proposed cap from twenty percent of current levels to fifty percent. The weakened standards come as a result of claims from auto manufacturers that a twenty percent cap was not feasible in the proposed timeframe.
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