The future Euro 7 emission standard has not yet been fully formulated. In addition, European countries will have to wait until autumn 2022 for its approval (it should come into effect in 2025 or 2026). All this is very troubling for car manufacturers.
A ban on cars with internal combustion engines, planned for 2035, is not the biggest threat. Ten years before that, in just 3-4 years, car companies will have to adapt to Euro-7 standards. So far, no one knows exactly what they will be. But one thing is certain: diesel cars do not fit in it.
That is, Euro-7 will be the final nail in the coffin of diesel engines in Europe. But this does not mean that gasoline engines are not at risk. The problem is the cold start, which will soon require a heating system that can reduce harmful emissions.
Car manufacturers would therefore like to get acquainted with the Euro 7 standards more quickly, so that they have more time to comply with these standards. But the European Commission did not adopt the new standard either in the fourth quarter of 2021, as originally planned, nor on July 20, 2022.
The Association of European Automobile Manufacturers calls on the European Commission to take into account the huge investments the auto industry has already made to achieve full carbon neutrality by 2050. Essentially, automakers are asking politicians and environmentalists to slow down.