17/02/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 16 February, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) made recommendations to policymakers to make the ‘Euro 7’ proposal more “proportionate and cost-effective”. Fearing that the proposal would “slow down decarbonisation” and have only a “marginal impact on vehicle emissions”, the ACEA recommends that a three-year delay be proposed “when the full package, with all the details, is known” and that less stringent exhaust pollution limits be introduced for vans than for cars. Furthermore, ACEA believes that no further incremental changes should be made to ‘Euro 7’ and that implementing acts and delegated acts should be kept to a minimum. ACEA also believes that measures to reduce particulate matter from tyre abrasion should be addressed directly with the tyre industry. See the position papers: https://aeur.eu/f/5e1 ; https://aeur.eu/f/5e2 (TM)