On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009
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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: MarianJean Marinescu
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The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes amendments to the Commission's Euro 7 type-approval proposal, which sets emission limits including non-exhaust particles from brakes and tyres.¶ It wants testing methods kept close to Euro 6/VI, a new 'CO2 neutral fuel vehicle' category, and reduced complexity and costs for manufacturers and authorities.¶¶¶ It seeks alignment of tyre and brake rules with the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), a new battery durability definition based on SOCE and SOCR, and lifetime requirements limited to standard vehicle use.¶¶¶ It asks that inducement measures not endanger road safety or limit mobility, and that application dates be deferred and tied to the entry into force of implementing and delegated acts.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety to take into account its amendments, which aim to balance environmental benefits with socio-economic costs, keep testing close to Euro 6/VI, introduce a CO2 neutral fuel vehicle category, align with UN WP29 work, and defer application dates.¶¶
Key points
- The Commission must adopt the implementing and delegated acts within one year of the Regulation entering into force.¶
- The Regulation would apply 3 years after those acts for new types of M1 and N1 vehicles, and 5 years for new types of M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles and O3, O4 trailers, except tyres and brakes.¶
- Testing methods should stay close to Euro 6/VI standards, and a new vehicle category, 'CO2 neutral fuel vehicle', would be introduced.¶¶
- Complexity, administrative and implementation costs for manufacturers and authorities should be reduced, with flexibility for small and ultra-small producers.¶
- Tyre and brake testing methods should be aligned with the UN World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP29), reducing procedure complexity.¶¶
- Battery durability would be defined as durability of a traction battery measured by its state of certified energy (SOCE) and state of certified range (SOCR).¶
- Inducement measures must not endanger road safety or limit mobility, and lifetime requirements would apply only within the standard usage range of the vehicle.¶¶
- Test methodology for already regulated substances would remain under Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009, with an additional 2 years for new substances.¶¶
- Manufacturers may designate vehicles as 'Euro 7 NF' if powered by CO2-neutral fuels, exclusively or as a blend, with a Carbon Correction Factor for blends.¶
- Small and ultra-small volume manufacturers may substitute certain tests with declarations of conformity, and ultra-small ones may use laboratory tests based on random real-driving cycles.¶¶
- Member States would set financial penalties for tampering, and the Commission would monitor circumvention and report to Parliament and Council.¶¶
- The Commission would report on the Regulation's efficiency, its impact on competitiveness and consumer prices, and on heavy-duty vehicle durability.¶¶
Who is affected
- Vehicle manufacturers, including small and ultra-small volume producers, face new type-approval rules and flexibility provisions.¶¶¶
- Suppliers of components and separate technical units, such as tyres and brakes, must meet new testing and type-approval requirements.¶¶¶
- Consumers may face vehicle price increases and are targeted by information measures such as the environmental vehicle passport.¶¶
- National authorities and type-approval bodies must apply new registration and market surveillance rules.¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- The Commission estimates a maximum 150 Euro increase in the price of a passenger car.¶
- The automotive industry estimates a 2,000 Euro price increase.
- More than 250 million vehicles currently in use in the EU are expected to remain in use after Euro 7 enters into force.
- The Fit for 55 target is a 55% CO2 emissions reduction in 2030.¶
- By 2050, non-exhaust emissions are expected to constitute up to 90% of all particles emitted by road transport.¶
- The Commission should prepare a report on tyre abrasion by the end of 2024.
- The conformity factor should be gradually lowered and cease to apply by 2035.¶
- Manufacturers may designate PEVs as 'Euro 7E vehicle' if homologated with a WLTP efficiency between 0 and 160 Wh/km.¶