European Parliament formally adopts Euro 7 Regulation deal to reduce emissions

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The European Parliament has formally adopted the deal it reached with the Council of the EU on the Euro 7 Regulation (type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles) to reduce emissions, increase battery durability and better inform consumers. For passenger cars and vans, the current Euro 6 test conditions and exhaust emissions limits will be maintained whereas for buses and trucks, stricter limits will apply for exhaust emissions measured in laboratories and in real driving conditions, while maintaining the current Euro 6 testing conditions. Also, EU standards will include brake particles emissions limits (PM10) for cars and vans and minimum performance requirements for battery durability in electric and hybrid cars. Moreover, each vehicle will get an Environmental Vehicle Passport that contains information on its environmental performance at the moment of registration (eg pollutant emission limits, CO2 emissions, fuel and electric energy consumption, electric range, battery durability). Drivers will also have access to up-to-date...