Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7)

The Swedish Association of Road Transport Companies organizes 5000 hauliers, owning approximately 38 000 vehicles and employing around 150 000 people. We are dedicated in working towards reducing air pollution and emission of greenhouse gases from the road freight transport sector. The Euro-standard legislation has served us well for many years and led to a tremendous reduction in air pollution.

BEUC regrets that the level of ambition aimed at in the preparatory studies and the Commission impact assessment has not materialised in the legislative proposal. This is particularly damagin in terms of good governance.

The VDMA represents more than 3,500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and SMEs. The companies employ around 3 million people in the EU-27, more than 1.2 million of them in Germany alone. This makes mechanical and plant engineering the largest employer among the capital goods industries, both in the EU-27 and in Germany.

The European Commission published its proposal for Euro 7 on 10 November. It proposes changes to the regulatory requirements for emissions from light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. This proposal comes a few days after the European Union has confirmed the end of light thermal and hybrid vehicles in 2035, by authorising from that date the sale of zero-emission vehicles for use (mainly battery electric or hydrogen cell…

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Volvo Cars welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Euro 7 proposal presented on 10 November 2022, which as published will have a major impact on the automotive sector. While we support the Commissions overarching aim of the initiative, i.e.

Set up in September 1921, the Chambre Syndicale Internationale de Lautomobile et du Motocycle (CSIAM) represents the French subsidiaries of international manufacturers of cars, lorries, buses and coaches, two-three-wheel motor vehicles and quadricycles in France. CSIAM supports the ambitious climate and air quality objectives of the French government and the European Union.

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed Euro 7 (EU7) emissions standards proposals. Please find attached our summary proposals for a workable EU7. JLR supports our European automotive association, ACEA's, detailed comments which we annex to our submission.

The International Platinum Group Metals Association (IPA) is a non-profit association that represents the worldwide leading mining, production and fabrication companies in the global platinum group metals (PGMs) industry, comprising platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium and ruthenium. The Platinum Group Metals industry that IPA represents, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Euro 7 proposal.

The European manufacturers of cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, buses and coaches), represented by ACEA, are fully committed to providing the right vehicles to swiftly move Europes mobility and transport sector to climate neutrality and to minimise the impact of our sector on air pollution. ACEAs members support the aim to improve air quality in Europe.

The BDI expressly supports the Commission’s objective of improving air quality in the European Union. The continuous updating of the vehicle pollutant standard with the current Euro 6/VI has also made an important contribution to this. A moderate and harmonised proposal for Euro 7/VII, taking into account environmental protection and climate protection alike, would therefore be an appropriate approach.

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The FIA European Bureau welcomes the EURO 7 proposal and favours its swift adoption; however, some aspects deserve further attention: We remind the legislators that mobility must remain affordable and accessible for all. The measures proposed seem fine but cost passed on to consumers must not increase after adoption of delegated acts containing detailed requirements. Affordability remains of paramount importance.

Bosch supports Euro 7/VII as the last regulatory step for exhaust emissions. Euro 7/VII standards can further reduce the impact of new vehicles (and beyond 2035 for vehicles in use) on air quality. Given the rapidly growing share of electric vehicles, it is reasonable to also set limit values for particle emissions from brakes and tyres. Nevertheless, a monitoring period is advisable to test new measurement methods.

Transport & Environment feedback on Euro 7. Transport and Environment (T&E) welcomes the publication of the Commissions (EC) proposal for a revision of the EU vehicle emission standards, however remains disappointed by the lack of ambition, especially for cars. Fixing toxic air caused by road transport in Europe is of paramount importance since it kills 70,000 people prematurely every year.

The European emissions control industry that AECC represents, welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Euro 7 proposal adopted by the European Commission on 10 November 2022. The Euro 7 emission standards need to be swiftly adopted, well before the next EU elections. This is key to realising the implementation dates prescribed in the proposal.

The Central Association of German Motor Vehicle Industry (ZDK) in Bonn and Berlin represents the professional interests of 36.570 car houses and workshops with around 435.000 employees. With an annual turnover of EUR 179.8 billion, the motor vehicle industry is an important economic factor in Germany. The 36.570 establishments are organised in 236 guilds and 14 regional associations and 34 factories associations.

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We would ask you to consider these three points in the further procedure, in particular for coaches: Commercial vehicles are capital goods: Investment must be worthwhile to make it happen. On the one hand, the European Commission is seeking an end to internal combustion engines for heavy duty vehicles (still no date, 2037/2038?) and, on the other hand, bus manufacturers should invest in high-ambitious EURO VII…

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Subaru wants to thank the European Commission for publishing the Euro 7 legislative proposal and for giving the possibility to stakeholders to provide feedback. After a careful reading of the legislative proposal, Subaru wants to make proposals about specific provisions linked to small volume manufacturers. You can find more details in the attached document. We are available for any further discussion on this topic.

EPHA ERS Response to Consultation European Vehicle Emissions Standards Euro 7 for Cars, Vans, Lorries and Buses Cars, vans, lorries and buses are a major source of air pollution in Europe, causing adverse effects on citizens' health. This detrimental effect on health could be averted through robust Euro 7 Vehicle Emission Standards.

ÖAMTC thanked for the opportunity to comment. As a preliminary point, we would like to highlight the main points: — Mobility must remain affordable for all. Therefore, Euro 7 legislation must not have the effect of making it impossible in future to offer small and medium-sized vehicles with an internal combustion engine which are attractive to consumers, or to withdraw them from the market at all.

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NGVA Europe welcomes the adoption of the proposal of the new Euro 7 regulation as a next step toward reducing vehicle pollution. We are keen to transmit some considerations in order to improve the technical content and the effectiveness of the Euro 7 regulation during the discussion with the Council and Parliament. In the attached document we highlight four important topics that need to be considered: 1.

In general, ANEC welcomes the Commissions intention to modernise and simplify the technical requirements applying to type-approved motor vehicles regarding emissions. Air pollution is a very serious environmental and human health risk in European cities and the urban population is still exposed to pollutant levels above the limit values, a large part of which is due to road vehicles.

The ITD Brancheorganisation for the Danish road freight transport serves the interests of approximately 700 Danish transport and logistics companies operating on the Danish and international markets. The Organisation welcomes sustainable efforts to reduce the environmental and climate impacts of the transport sector and also sees a number of good elements of the current EU Euro 7/VII orientations, provided that this…

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The Commissions proposal for Euro 7 finally came out in November 2022 and Westport Fuel Systems is pleased to present its considerations on the proposed legislative text. Euro 7 and the anticipated phase out of non-zero emission light duty vehicles, and the pending greater ambition for HDV CO2 targets, pose a major business risk to the needed investments to comply with the new Regulation.

Liquid Gas Europe is a European association composed of national LPG associations, main LPG suppliers, distributors and equipment manufacturers of LPG and renewable LPG including bioLPG, renewable DME and other drop-in and complementary gases. We advocate for a safe, supportive legislative and regulatory environment for the liquid gas industry to thrive and enable its transition to being 100% renewable by 2050.

Mazda supports the ambitions of the European Green Deal to consistently reduce emissions across different sectors to achieve the EUs 2035 reduction target and to contribute to climate neutrality by 2050. By offering a full variety of sustainable technologies, Mazda is convinced that a multi-solution strategy will be imperative for reaching the EUs climate targets and improving air quality.

EPHA ERS Response to Consultation European Vehicle Emissions Standards Euro 7 for Cars, Vans, Lorries and Buses Cars, vans, lorries and buses are a major source of air pollution in Europe, causing adverse effects on citizens' health. This detrimental effect on health could be averted through robust Euro 7 Vehicle Emission Standards.

Ferrari welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of a new emissions standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses. Within the ambitious European Green Deal policies, the von der Leyen Commission delivered on November 10th the normative proposal which will define new and stricter requirements for vehicles pollutant emissions.

In the Euro 7 proposal, no information can be found on whether emissions from auxiliary heaters should be measured and included in the total emission budget. Hence, we are interested to understand if auxiliary heaters (cabin and engine block heating etc.) will be covered by the final wording of Euro 7?

With currently more than 21 million members, ADAC e.V. is the largest automobile club in Europe and the second largest in the world. The four letters in its name stand for an association which offers its members assistance, protection and advice around the clock and is a powerful stakeholder on all mobility issues.

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CONFEBUS takes note of this initiative of the European Commission to develop stricter emission standards (Euro 7) for all petrol and diesel cars, vans, trucks and buses. This is a joint regulation for all types of vehicles and imposes stricter limits on the emission of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter, although the text is not yet final as it is subject to any changes that may be made by the European…

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Malta believes that incentivising a new EURO standard which in turn will require further development of the existing internal combustion engine would have been more ideal in a past situation, when the political, legal and technological forecast envisaged a continuation with this type of propulsion.

Write all emission ceilings more, raise prices at the same time. But remember that you need us to pay for the broad life of your bureaucrats and other federal parasites. Write everything and create more rules, even a little more money. The sooner the major war of freedom in Europe begins and the category of privileged parasites and treasons ceases to exist.

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IBERDROLA welcomes the Fit for 55 Package The Green Deal though the Fit for 55 Package offers a unique opportunity to set a proper regulatory framework that boosts momentum on the most efficient and non-polluting alternatives to enable decarbonisation and the achievement of EU climate objectives and solve EUs air pollution problem.

Snam welcomes the opportunity to provide feedbacks to the EC Communication on “European vehicle emissions standards – Euro 7 for cars, vans, lorries and buses”, and would like to highlight the following: 1. The overall target to guarantee standard robustness should be always set looking to a fuel and technology neutral approach.

The issue of emissions of fine particles is increasingly present in the public debate. Contrary to the ideas received, the emission of fine particles emitted to braking by motor vehicles is 6 times higher than the exhaust emissions by a catalytic converter. Friction brakes regardless of whether they emit fine particles and ultra fine particles (PM 15 to PM 0,001).

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In future directives on pollutant and CO85 emissions of vehicles, more account should be taken in future Directives on emissions of pollutants and CO2 of vehicles. 2 points in particular should be corrected. 1) For flex fuel E85 vehicles of origin CO2 is measured with E10 and E85 fuels.

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The Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL)e.V. represents the interests of 7000 small and medium-sized transport companies in Germany. The Association supports the objectives and orientation of the Green Deal to address climate and environmental challenges.

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Amsterdam welcomes the Post euro 6/VI initiative from The European Commission to ensure a high level of health protection and improve air quality of mainly the urban areas by reducing air pollutant emissions from road transport and setting harmonised rules for vehicles. Current EU legislation has failed to ensure real world vehicle emissions comply with the emission limits during the entire lifespan of vehicles.

Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe's leading clean transport campaign group with 63 national member and supporter organisations in 24 countries representing more than 3.5 million people, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the combined Evaluation Roadmap and Inception Impact Assessment for the post-Euro 6/VI standards.

The European Caravan Federation (ECF) is the umbrella organisation representing the national organisations of the European Caravanning Industry. Membership of the ECF consists of 13 caravanning federations and numerous national members of the caravanning industry within the EU member states.

The automotive industry is gaining momentum in a new age and Webasto is actively involved in shaping the future of mobility. Thus, Webasto welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s inception impact assessment on the future European emission standards for road vehicles.

FTA Ireland (FTAI) is a not-for-profit membership trade association for the Irish freight and logistics industries. FTAI represents some of the largest freight and passenger operators in Ireland, with more than 25,000 employees and 10,000 vehicles operating between them. The logistics industry is the backbone of the economy, a key factor in the EU’s economic success.

In general, a revision of Euro 6 and VI standards into new Euro 7 and VII in the near future seems far too early – especially from the point of view of the most relevant sector, the automobile industry. Some important implementation steps of Euro 6 (f.e.

Vitesco Technology stands for clean mobility with electrified solutions. We focus on developing sustainable mobility to make the electrified combustion engine cleaner and more efficient. We believe that all powertrains will be electrified in the future.

IFMC - Input On The EC Development of Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses 2020 Q1 The IFMC, as the 43 year old motor-home user clubs umbrella association (including UK), welcomes the intention of the European Commission to improve emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses and to challenge a real global leadership in this field. A. Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3?

IFMC - Input On The EC Development of Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses 2020 Q1 The IFMC, as the 43 year old motor-home user clubs umbrella association (including UK), welcomes the intention of the European Commission to improve emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses and to challenge a real global leadership in this field. A. Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3?

We welcome this opportunity to provide feedback on the roadmap regarding the creation of a new Euro 7 emissions standard. We strongly endorse this initiative that supports the Green Deal and helps to ensure that vehicles on EU roads are clean not only during the initial assessment but over their entire lifetime at any typical usage. Any simplifications of the test procedure should be evaluated very carefully.

The EU policy should focus on low carbon and zero-emission technologies uptake as ways to tackle air pollution. Therefore, Hydrogen Europe would like to stress that promoting the adoption of low-carbon and zero-emission vehicles should be at the core of the EU strategy for tackling poor air quality which is a growing societal concern.

During last years and up to 2019, current Euro 6/VI standards have fulfilled their main objectives of reducing pollutant emissions in Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) all over the EU. Nonetheless, it would be very positive to review and improve standards and methods on emission measurement systems to achieve a zero impact emissions on air quality.

Ingevity welcomes the European Commission’s proposed roadmap for post-Euro 6/VI standards. The European Green Deal promises consistent targets for the reduction of polluting emissions. While Euro 6/VI have brought considerable improvement, there are still margins of improvement needed to meet these targets.

The Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) welcomes the ambition to transfer to a sustainable economy supported by low-carbon modes of transport and supports regulation that benefits companies due to greater legal certainty and less administrative burden.

FNA’s Contribution on the Development of post-Euro 6/VI emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses Summary Regular repair and maintenance to take up the environmental challenge ●Old vehicle fleet and 2, 8 used vehicles are sold for 1 new one ●High value added services in vehicle pollution control at the lowest prices Proposals for roadworthiness testing and eco-performance ●Real-time emission monitoring…

UTP welcomes the EU approach to the emission assessment of Euro 6/VI vehicles, in particular for buses. However, with regard to the introduction of a Euro 7/VII standard, the profession is fairly reserved for the merits of this standard for buses. For several years now, the legislative and regulatory environment in Europe and in France has called for a renewal of the bus fleets using ‘clean’ buses, i.e.

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VdTÜV (Association of Technical Inspection Agencies) advocates technical safety and trust in products, plants and services by independent testing in the European Union. Its international members are the TÜV organizations as well as industrial companies which are affiliated with the objectives and tasks of the association.

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) represents the 16 major Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers. The activities of ACEA members sustain 13.8 million jobs for Europeans in the auto industry (directly and indirectly), accounting for 6.1% of all EU jobs.

In the document downloadable via the link below, we have studied the three options of the proposal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12313-Development-of-Euro-7-emission-standards-for-cars-vans-lorries-and-buses We have chosen the most virtuous of the 3 but not in its current form. We support option 3 but with some amendments : see CECRA's position in attachment.

The future standards shall include the monitoring of more diverse pollutants than today, since scientific investigations and technological evolution of motorization systems show that road transportation produces much more diverse pollutants than previously expected. Future regulation shall include Ultra Fine Particles (UFP).

Feedback VDA (German Automotive Industry Association) Recent results indicate that the Euro 6d-temp and Euro VId emission legislation is effective. The air quality is continually improving as the market penetration of clean Euro 6d/VId vehicles increases.

The Mayor of London, through the Greater London Authority, is responsible for transport and environment in Greater London. The GLA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Development of new European Emissions Standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses. We feel it is valuable to respond given that poor performance of previous Euro standards delayed improvements to London’s air quality.

CLEPA represents over 3.000 companies supplying state-of-the-art components and innovative technology for safe, smart and sustainable mobility, investing over 25 billion euros yearly in research and development. Automotive suppliers in Europe employ overall nearly five million people across the continent.

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The Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst (AECC) welcomes the initiative to prepare the next step in the emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses. A new era for vehicle emissions control started with the introduction of RDE and PEMS testing within Euro 6/VI legislation, but there remain areas where improved emission standards are required.

Public transport, whether powered by conventional or alternative fuels, means sustainable mobility. By using little space and moving millions of passengers every day, it is a very energy-efficient mode of transport and the backbone of urban mobility. When tackling air pollution, bus transport is not part of the problem, but part of the solution.

Response from Federchimica – AISPEC: Chemistry from Biomass Industry Sector, to the Consultation on the development of post-Euro 6/VI emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses COMBINED EVALUATION ROADMAP / INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT - 29th April 2020 Increasing the efficiency of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) has been a key driver of passenger transport emissions reduction of to date.

FuelsEurope appreciates the EU’s objectives to improve the standards governing road vehicle emissions in the EU. This initiative provides an opportunity to simplify the standards, take advantage of new emissions control technologies and remove any ambiguities around emission control applying in all circumstances.

We strongly endorse this initiative that supports the Green Deal and helps to ensure that vehicles on EU roads are clean not only during the initial assessment but over their entire lifetime at any typical usage.

The European Public Health Alliance welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to develop stricter emissions standards for all petrol and diesel cars, vans, lorries, and buses. Especially in light of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union needs a public health driven, green recovery to help fight the climate crisis.

Anglo American feedback on European Commission roadmap for Euro 7 vehicle emissions standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses Anglo American is a leading global mining company providing the products critical to a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world.

Neste (www.neste.com, the world's largest producer of renewable diesel refined from waste and residues, introducing renewable solutions also to the aviation and plastics industries) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission’s inception impact assessment on the European vehicle emissions standards – Euro 7 for cars, vans, lorries and buses.

EUROCITIES supports the objectives of the Commission’s proposal to improve the current Euro 6/VI standards on air pollutant emissions from cars, vans, lorries and buses to improve urban air quality and protect citizens’ health. EU vehicle policy and the next iteration of standards should establish a clear trajectory towards zero emissions.

ICCT welcomes the development of Euro 7/VII standards. Of the preliminary set of policy options put forward by the Commission, ICCT favors Option 3. Below ICCT’s recommendations. Further details can be found in the file attached. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EURO 7 (LDV) Emission limits should be fuel-, technology- and application-neutral.

The Nordic Logistics Association (NLA) representing approximately 17.000 hauliers from the Swedish Association of Road Transport Companies (SÅ), the Danish Transport and Logistics Association (DTL), the Norwegian Road Transport Association (NLF) and its associated member Finnish Transport and Logistics (SKAL) is pleased to submit its feedback to the roadmap on the Development of post-Euro 6/VI emission standards for…

Enagás' feedback is aligned with the responses of NGVA & GASNAM. Air quality, especially in urban areas, is one of the key objectives to ensure health protection and reduce social costs. In this road transport sector has an important role to play together with other parallel actions to reduce traffic congestion and optimize freight logistics and personal mobility models In view of the revision of the current…

Air quality, especially in urban areas, is one of the key objectives to ensure health protection and reduce social costs. In this road transport sector has an important role to play together with other parallel actions to reduce traffic congestion and optimize freight logistics and personal mobility models.

Increasing the efficiency of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) has been the core driver of emissions reduction of passenger transport to date. In fact, average tailpipe CO2 emissions from petrol cars dropped by more than 30% between 2000 and 2016, largely due to increased performance of engines. At the same time, the fuel used in the car, also played an important part in making today’s cars cleaner.

The Lubrizol Corporation is a specialty chemicals company that serves customers in more than 100 countries. For over 90 years our additives business has been developing innovative technologies that enable transportation and industrial equipment to work better, last longer and minimise environmental impact. To learn more about our perspectives, visit www.lubrizoladditives360.com.

For light vehicles and heavy vehicles, we think that option 3 is the most appropriate, but with a limited tightening of the emission thresholds: — for light-duty vehicles harmonised the thresholds for diesel engines and positive ignition engines for NOx, i.e.

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The city of Rotterdam supports the objectives of the Commission’s proposal to reduce all air pollutant emissions from vehicles in order to protect the health of citizens, the preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity and fight climate change. The city of Rotterdam wants to give the following feedback. Air quality is still a serious concern in Rotterdam, and must improve.

The City of Utrecht (the Netherlands) strongly values healthy urban living in Europe and has over the years put much effort in trying to create a healthy living environment for all of its residents and visitors. To achieve this a broad range of measures has already been implemented to address urban air quality.

Feedback roadmap from Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) – European vehicle emissions standards – Euro 7 for cars, vans, lorries and buses (see also attached letter) On behalf of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment we would like to give you a brief feedback on the Combined Evaluation Roadmap / Inception Impact Assessment on the future European vehicle emissions standards.

Bosch welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of new emission standards. The impact of road traffic on air quality needs to decrease further. Since the internal combustion engine will remain an important part of the future powertrain mix beyond 2030, new emission standards need to reflect technological progress while ensuring competitiveness of the European automotive industry.

We welcome this opportunity to provide feedback on the roadmap regarding the creation of a new EURO7 emissions standard. We support this initiative as a decisive step to tackle CO2 emissions, in the context of the Green Deal The option 3 identified into this document considers the introduction of real-world emission monitoring through on-board monitoring (OBM).