European Council adopts regulation on CO2 from new light commercial vehicles
Tue 11 February 2014
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The European Council has adopted rules which define how the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles should be reached. This is the final stage in the legislative process which means that from 2020, a target of 147 g CO2/km has been set for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the EU.
The regulation will apply to manufacturers producing more than 1000 new light commercial vehicles registered in the EU in the previous calendar year.
The regulation also stipulates that CO2 savings achieved through the use of innovative technologies or a combination of innovative technologies will be considered. The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the specific emissions target of a manufacturer may be up to 7g CO2/km. However, supercredits, the current system to give further support for very low emitting vehicles, have been removed for the 2020 target. Vans will also be covered by the new driving cycle (WLTP) due to be introduced in 2017.
The European Council's press release says that in view of the link between CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, reducing CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles will also contribute to reducing fuel consumption and related costs for owners of such vehicles in a cost-effective manner.
The Commission will review the regulation by the end of 2015 in order to establish the CO2 emissions targets for new light commercial vehicles for the period beyond 2020.
The regulation will enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.
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