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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...

New Zealand: New Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment   New Zealand has published a New Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment.  It postpones the entry into force of some emission standards. The Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Exhaust Emissions Amendment 2023 was adopted on 12 October 2023. The Rule will phase-in new emissions standards for the following groups of...

Chile: Energy efficiency for vehicles   Chile has published a Technical report for establishing the energy efficiency standard for medium-duty motor vehicles. In accordance with the Law No. 21.305 on energy efficiency, published on 13 February 2021, The Ministry of Energy must set energy efficiency standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (Article 7), which...

EU: In-service verification of CO2 emissions   The EU Commission has published for information a new initiative for guiding principles and criteria for in-service verification of CO2 emissions. The initiative is poised to establish guiding principles and criteria for the processes involved in assessing the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of passenger cars and light...

Great Britain: Petrol car ban postponed   In a major shift on green policies, Great Britain postponed the ban on new petrol and diesel cars. The ban was supposed to come into force in 2035 and was a part of the measures to achieve net zero by 2050. According to the announcement of the British...

USA: California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Program referenced in more and more states   Another US state, New Jersey, is planning to incorporate by reference California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations, which will require manufacturers of passenger cars and light-duty trucks to meet an annual zero-emission vehicle requirement intended to increase the percentage of ZEVs...