EURO V is the most recent set in a series of mandatory European emission standards applying to new road vehicles sold in the EU. For heavy duty vehicles (lorries) the standards apply to vehicles brought on the market from October 2008. It requires Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to emit no more than 2.0 g/kWh of NOx and 0.02 g/kWh of PM. As yet, there is no Euro V standard applying for passenger cars, but a recent proposal suggests to limit diesel car emissions to 0.2 g/km of NOx and 0.005 g/km of Particulate Matter (PM), petrol cars to 0.06 g/km NOx and 0.005 g/km PM. European emission standards for motor vehicles define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) is a generic and formal designation in British English for classification of large road vehicles intended to carry goods. ... There are several possible use of the 3 letter word/formula nox: Nox is a goddess of Night: see Nyx. ... Particulates, alternately referred to as Particulate Matter (PM) , aerosols or fine particles are tiny particles of solid or liquid suspended in the air. ...

The standards do not mandate the application of specific technologies, but it is widely expected that for diesel vehicles, particulate filters will need to be fitted to comply with the PM standard

See also: European emission standards, emission standards European emission standards for motor vehicles define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions. ... Emission standards limit the amount of pollution that can be released into the atmosphere. ...

External links

• Dieselnet pages on EU emission standards.
• European Commission proposal for Euro V for passenger cars (COM(2005) 683)
• Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency The Impact of Euro 5 - Facts and figures.