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Mexico: Update of an emissions standard for heavy-duty vehicles   Mexico has published a draft update of its emission standard: Official Mexican Standard NOM-044-SEMARNAT-2006, which establishes the maximum permissible emission limits of total hydrocarbons, non-methane hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particles from the exhaust of new engines that use diesel as fuel and that...

USA: Rhode Island’s Low-Emission and Zero-Emission Vehicle Programs   Rhode Island has published a Proposed rule – 250-RICR-120-05-37 which specifies the requirements for Rhode Island’s Low-Emission and Zero-Emission Vehicle Programs that implement California vehicle emission standards under section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act. In accordance with it, no person, including a manufacturer or...

USA: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles   Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing new, more protective emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHG) for light-duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 (“medium-duty”) vehicles that will phase-in over model...

Australia: New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill   The Bill, published on 27 March 2024, contains several minor changes to the Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, which was previously discussed in public consultation. The proposed revisions to the preferred option canvassed in the Consultation Impact Analysis are: Revised headline targets for Type 2 (light commercial) vehicles...

UNECE: New methodology to measure particle emissions from tyres   After the adoption of a methodology for measuring emissions from braking systems last year, the UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) has now shifted its focus to addressing emissions originating from tyres. Comprised of a blend of natural and synthetic rubber, as...

EU: Parliament adopts the Euro 7 Regulations   The European Parliament has endorsed the agreement achieved with the Council concerning the forthcoming Euro 7 Regulation. Additionally, the Parliament has released a revised version of the document encompassing the proposal for the new Regulation governing the type-approval process for motor vehicles, engines, and related systems and...

EU: ‘In-service verification’ of CO2 emissions for HDV   The EU Commission has published a draft delegated regulation concerning the verification procedure of CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles (lorries and tractors). Approval authorities and vehicle manufacturers must ensure that the CO2 emissions recorded in vehicle documents (e.g. certificate of conformity or individual approval certificate) correspond...

EU: Car labelling CO2 evaluation   The EU has announced its plans to evaluate the rules for the CO2 car labelling. EU rules require that information on the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new cars sold or leased in the EU is made available to consumers so that they can make informed choices. Because...

Canada: Amendments to emission regulations   Canada has adopted Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations: SOR/2023-275.  The amendments implement Canada’s commitments towards reducing vehicle emissions. The Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations have established progressively more stringent greenhouse gas emission standards for new light-duty vehicles since...

EU: Vehicle emissions – procedure for approving innovative technologies   The EU legislation on the CO2 emissions performance of new passenger cars and vans (Regulation (EU) 2019/631) requires the Commission to establish a procedure for approving innovative technologies as eco-innovations in such vehicles.  Now, a draft implementing regulation in this regard has been published. The...