In recent years, we’ve become more aware of environmental issues. The European Union (EU), along with other countries, has the goal of being climate-neutral by 2050. Which means zero greenhouse emissions. These gases, generated by some types of pollution, trap the heat in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth’s surface warm and causing dangerous events like flooding, and extreme droughts, among others.

The Euro regulations

In 1992, the European emission standards started with the Euro 1 to protect the environment from a series of damages caused by diesel vehicles. Then, it kept changing once in a while, and now they are under the Euro 6 (2014).

The Euro 7 rule

The next norm will be the Euro 7 rule, which will start to be applied on July 1st, 2025. It will be set up to reduce car and other vehicle emissions that are especially harmful to human health and the environment. The reduction in emissions will be more strict than previous norms. The car manufacturers must obey these rules in the fabrication of vehicles to be able to sell their products in Europe.

These requirements will apply to petrol and diesel cars, increasing their prices in a major way, making it almost impossible to continue manufacturing small and economical cars like the Volkswagen Polo due to the fact that complying with this new rule makes the production costs too expensive.

People will be forced to pick electric or hybrid automobiles as a result of these modifications, albeit these vehicles would also need to meet certain battery-related requirements (such as their quality and durability).

This new regulation will be excellent for people’s health by reducing the number of deaths from air pollution caused by cars, even though it may mean that owning a car in Europe may no longer be affordable in the future. But, in cities and countries with efficient public transportation, which is the case for the majority of Europe, it shouldn’t be difficult to get around without a car.