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Encyclopedia > Euro V

EURO V is a European emission standard for vehicles that will be introduced in the EU in 2008. It proposes 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 Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) to 2.0 g/kWh of NOx and 0.02 g/kWh of PM. European emission standards for motor vehicles define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is a Leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) is a generic and formal designation in British English for classification of large road vehicles intended to carry goods. ...


It is popularly refered to as Euro5. EURO V is the emission standard for cars, succeeding Euro IV, that will be introduced in the EU in 2008 that limits car emissions to 2 g/kWh of NOx and 0. ...


The reductions in emmissions are achieved through the use of either Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) (using AdBlue or other urea solution product) or Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technologies. Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR): Gaseous or liquid ammonia is added to the flue gas stream and is absorbed onto a catalyst. ... AdBlue is a solution of urea in water (32,5%) used as an operating fluid in freight carriages using diesel to let them drive cleaner. ... Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) was an early and primitive automobile emissions-control device that was used from the late 1960s through the early 1980s. ...


London Low Emmission Zone (LEZ)

It is proposed by the Mayor of London that from 2008 only HGVs that meet Euro III or above will be able to enter the London LEZ free of charge - this will be raised to Euro IV only from 2010. LGVs will not be covered initially but may be included from 2010.


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