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02-07-2007
A
more stringent vehicle emission standard equivalent
to the Euro III will begin on Sunday, said China's
environmental regulator. And the sale and licensing
of Euro II vehicles will expire a year later.
The
State Environmental Protection Administration
(SEPA) said that as the world's second-largest
vehicle market and third-largest vehicle producer.
The
new standards would cut vehicle pollutants by
30 percent, said Zhao Yingmin, head of SEPA's
department of science, technology and standards.
He also said an emission standard equivalent
to the Euro IV would take effect in 2010.
The
new standard, equivalent to the Euro III, was
issued in China by SEPA in April 2005. More
than 7,000 types of vehicles have been able
to meet the new standard, according to ministry
figures. And most automakers in China have the
technology to produce Euro III vehicles.
The
national adoption of the Euro III standard will
help the country reduce its pollutants, like
sulfur dioxide (SO2). China planned to cut its
SO2 emissions 2 percent year-on-year from 2006
to 2010, but failed to meet the target last
year. SEPA reminded carmakers of the timetable
to eliminate high-emission vehicles.
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