CANADA TO DEVELOP EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HEAVY LORRIES AND BUSES
June 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
HEAVY road vehicles operating in Canada are to become subject to tougher emissions standards from 2012, the country's federal government has announced. Mirroring similar moves in the USA, the Canadian regulations will be released this autumn and cover lorries, pickup trucks, delivery vehicles, buses, dustcarts and construction vehicles. Restrictions will be tightened regularly until 2018.
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HEAVY road vehicles operating in Canada are to become subject to tougher emissions standards from 2012, the country's federal government has announced. Mirroring similar moves in the USA, the Canadian regulations will be released this autumn and cover lorries, pickup trucks, delivery vehicles, buses, dustcarts and construction vehicles. Restrictions will be tightened regularly until 2018.
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