GREEN NEWS * Europe - CO2 limitation for commercial vehicles: 175 g / km by 2017

Brussels,Belgium -Trucks & Business, by Stijn Phlix -16 Feb 2011: -- By 2017 the average emission of light trucks should be limited to 175 gr / km. This standard will be limited to 147 g three years later. An agreement was reached to that effect between EU member states. The European Parliament has approved the standards. Builders who do not meet standards face fines...  The new limits are a compromise. In 2009, the European Commission had wanted to impose the limit to 135 grams per kilometer by 2020, but carmakers Italian, German and French were against...