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"GREEN" NEWS * Europe - Commission unveils van CO2 proposals
Brussels,Belgium -HGV (Ireland) -October 29, 2009: -- The European Commission has proposed what is considered to be a watered-down bill that aims to reduce CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles... The new legislation will require that emissions for each new model of van from a manufacturer emits no more than 175 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre... The limit will be phased in slowly, with three quarters of vans required to meet the target by 2014, 80 per cent by 2015 and all LCVs by 2016. A tighter target of 135g/km will be scheduled for 2020... Earlier drafts of the legislation had suggested the 175g/km target should be met by 2012, with a second target of 160g/km to be met by 2015... LCV makers who exceed the limit will be fined five euros per gramme per kilometre if they miss the threshold by one gramme, a fine that climbs to €125 per gramme per kilometre if they exceed the carbon ceiling by four grammes... (Photo from zf.com: Mitsubishi Fuso Canter)
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