Tag: Euro 7

• Keep Euro 7 tyre abrasion and brake limits for heavy-duty vehicles on schedule

  Joint letter signed by ECOS calling for the Automotive Omnibus to keep limits on tyre abrasion and brakes for heavy-duty vehicles on track. To reduce microplastic emissions and protect public health, the Euro 7 framework for heavy-duty vehicles, brake dust and tyre abrasion is crucial. Delaying these measures pre-emptively - when staggered implementation was already built into the standards being developed at UN level - would send the wrong signal and undermine Europe's credibility globally.

• Tyre abrasion and brake limits for heavy-duty vehicles

  In our joint letter we call on Members of the European Parliament to not delay implementing the Euro 7 framework for heavy-duty vehicles brake dust and tyre abrasion, a major source of both air pollution and microplastics. Any delays would weaken EU efforts to address microplastic and particulate air pollution, create regulatory uncertainty for manufacturers investing in cleaner technologies, and send the wrong signal to innovators

• Ambition needed in Euro 7 abrasion test methods

  Nine NGOs, coordinated by ECOS, urge the European Commission to maintain high ambition in the Euro 7 abrasion test methods, due to be decided later this month. Signatories include ECOS, Pew Charitable Trusts, T&E, EEB, Rethink Plastic Alliance, Seas at Risk, Gallifrey Foundation, No Plastic in my Sea, and Ocean. Now!

• Euro 7: New EU car emission standard not enough to reduce microplastic pollution from tyres

  The EU has agreed on a new car emission standard, Euro 7, that will (among other things) set limits on emissions stemming from the abrasion of tyres while driving – a massive source of microplastic pollution. Although this is a step in the right direction, Euro 7 will unfortunately not sufficiently address Europe’s microplastic problem.