COLD STARTS

Keith NuthallTHE EU Council of Ministers (environment) has approved the expansion of the European directive setting emission limits for vehicles undertaking cold starts, to include certain classes of light commercial vehicles and domestic vans that have hitherto been exempt from the law.Brussels agreed that new types of light commercial vehicles, (category N1), of weight class II, (greater than 1305 kg and up to and including 1760 kg), and weight class III, (greater than 1760 kg), should be covered.And ministers also approved the inclusion of new types of ...


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