RULES & REGULATIONS * Europe - EU mulls speed limiters on gas-guzzling vans
EU parliament proposal wants top speed would be set at 120 kmh, for vans
Brussels,Belgium -Reuters, by Pete Harrison -May 4, 2010: -- Vans and light trucks should be fitted with mandatory speed limiters in the European Union to prevent them exceeding 120 km per hour and improve their fuel efficiency, according to an EU report... The recommendation comes in a paper setting out the European Parliament's preliminary stance as the EU starts debating cuts to carbon emissions from vans... Europe is targeting vans two years after setting mandatory fuel efficiency standards for cars in a hard-fought battle that pitted environmentalists against powerful carmakers in France, Germany and Italy... (Photo from theeuropeanvancompany; DistriCool)
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