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PTW emissions headed for parity with cars
Brussels, 1.12.2008 - By 2015 emissions from PTWs will reach the same levels of cars. This is a new pledge made by the Motorcycle Manufacturers in Europe on the occasion of their 5th Annual Conference in Brussels on 1 December 2008.
Over the last decade PTWs already achieved remarkable progress in reducing their environmental impact; ACEM members nevertheless propose to achieve parity of motorcycles with passenger cars Euro 5 reductions in 2015, for pollutant emissions. In the context of upcoming regulatory discussions within DG Enterprise of the European Commission, ACEM’s proposal is to introduce a EURO 3 for mopeds and a Euro 4 stage for motorcycles in 2012, accompanied by a more stringent emission test cycle, and followed by a EURO 5 stage for motorcycles in 2015 with the same emission thresholds as passenger cars. These two steps, necessary to provide sufficient lead time to comply with industrial design and production constraints, are fundamental to contribute to stability and employment in the sector in these difficult times for the economy. Moving from current Euro 3 to Euro 5 will determine a 50% reduction of motorcycle pollutant emissions.
Towards a CO2 strategy
Although the CO2 contribution of motorcycles, mopeds, tricycles and quadricycles to overall transport is marginal, ACEM members are committed to playing their role in reducing CO2 in transport. This is why ACEM members support the introduction of CO2 measurement for PTWs as part of the upcoming Euro stage as a necessary first step in the direction of a CO2 strategy for PTWs. Labelling would then become possible to ensure objective consumer information.
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