Euro 6

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Euro 6 is a stringent European Union vehicle emissions standard that limits pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from cars and light commercial vehicles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union regulation
vehicle emissions standard
aimsTo reduce air pollution from road transport
appliesTo M1 category vehicles
N1 category vehicles
N2 category vehicles up to a certain mass
cars
light commercial vehicles
associatedWith Real Driving Emissions tests
Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure
comparisonWith stricter particulate number limits than Euro 5
stricter than Euro 5 in NOx limits for diesel vehicles
complianceRequiredFor type approval of new light-duty vehicles in the EU
effectiveFrom 2014 for new type approvals of light-duty vehicles
2015 for all new registrations of light-duty vehicles
encourages development of cleaner vehicle technologies
enforcedBy EU member state type-approval authorities
geographicalScope European Economic Area
goal limit harmful exhaust emissions to protect human health
support EU air quality targets
hasSubcategory Euro 6a
Euro 6b
Euro 6c
Euro 6d
Euro 6 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Euro 6d-TEMP
implementedThrough type-approval testing procedures
influences aftertreatment systems such as SCR and DPF
vehicle design and engine technology in Europe
introducedBy European Commission
jurisdiction European Union
legalBasis Regulation (EC) No 692/2008
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
monitoredBy periodic technical inspections and market surveillance in EU member states
partOf Euro 6 self-linksurface differs
surface form: European emission standards
predecessor Euro 5
regulates carbon monoxide emissions
hydrocarbon emissions
nitrogen oxides emissions
particulate matter emissions
relatedTo air quality directives in the European Union
replaces less stringent emission limits of Euro 5
requires use of particulate filters on most diesel cars
scope exhaust emissions from light-duty road vehicles
setsLimitFor NOx emissions from diesel passenger cars
NOx emissions from petrol passenger cars
particulate number emissions from direct-injection petrol engines
standardType performance-based emission limit standard

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BMW i8 emissionsStandard Euro 6
Opel Insignia (ZB generation) emissionsStandard Euro 6
subject surface form: Opel Insignia (ZB)
this entity surface form: Euro 6 (for European diesel and petrol engines)
SEAT Ibiza emissionsStandardCompliance Euro 6
this entity surface form: European emissions standards
BMW X4 emissionsStandard Euro 6
this entity surface form: Euro 6 (for recent European models)
Euro 6 partOf Euro 6 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European emission standards
Euro 6 hasSubcategory Euro 6 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Euro 6d-TEMP