American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 246 January 2020 | Page 64

New Euro 5 Environmental
BRIEFS Standard Enters into Force
January 1st 2020 for all
New Motorcycles and
Mopeds in Europe
NEWS
It's hard to say
whether it is
rumor or hard
news, but the
smart money is
on Harley
releasing two new mid-cycle 2020
models - a CVO Road Glide and a
Softail Standard. It is also thought
likely that, with the 60-degree
'Revolution Max' engine 1,100 cc
Pan American ADV and 975 cc Bronx
Streetfighter taking center stage for
the MY2021 announcement, the
'core' range will most probably be
dominated by accessory upgrades
and paint jobs.
PSB report that Black Book used
vehicle pricing has started to
fall more sharply this winter
than has been the case in recent
years. The biggest movers are
metric cruisers, down -4.6%,
with domestic V-twins down by
-3.5%. The only segment to see
an increase in pricing in
November was snowmobiles,
+1% over October values.
Metalsport has
announced that
Shell Barr, who
had recently
retired from Vee
Rubber after
almost 10 years,
has agreed to
join the South
Gate, California
wheel manufacturer. “With his in
depth knowledge of the product,
Shell will be a great asset to our
team,” stated Ron Loynds, President
of Metalsport Inc. Prior to Vee
Rubber, Shell was the Technical
Service Manager for Triumph
Motorcycles America for almost 15
years, National Service Manager for
Cagiva North America and held
numerous service and parts
management positions within
motorcycle dealerships in the
Northeast.
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As of 1 January 2020, all new type-
approved motorcycles and mopeds
sold in the European Union (EU) and
the European Free Trade Area (EFTA)
will have to meet the new Euro 5
environmental standard, replacing the
current Euro 4 specification.
For existing moped and motorcycle
models type-approved before the 1
January 2020, Euro 5 will become
mandatory as of the first day of 2021.
This brings the pollutant emissions of
L-category vehicles (i.e. mopeds,
motorcycles, tricycles and
quadricycles) to the same level as Euro
6 cars.
In a release dated December 16th,
ACEM, the Brussels based
international motorcycle trade
association in Europe said that
"technical innovation in the
motorcycle industry has played a key
role in progressively lowering vehicle
emissions. Since the introduction of
the Euro 1 standard for motorcycles
and mopeds in 1999, pollutant
emissions have been drastically
reduced. Combined emissions of
hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen
oxides (NOx) have gone down by
96.6%, whilst carbon monoxide (CO)
emissions have been reduced by
92.3%.
"Under the new Euro 5 standard,
tailpipe emissions of mopeds,
motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles
will not be allowed to exceed 1,000
mg/km of carbon monoxide (CO), 100
mg/km total hydrocarbons (THC), 68
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - JANUARY 2020
Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary
General: "From a supply side
perspective, vehicle technology has
been instrumental in improving the
environmental performance of
motorcycles."
mg/km non-methane hydrocarbons
(NMHC), 60 mg/km of oxides of
nitrogen (NOx) and 4.5 mg/km of
particulate matter (PM). These Euro 5
tailpipe pollutant emission limits are
the same as those of Euro 6 for cars.
"The new Euro 5 standard that will
replace the previous one (Euro 4) will
become mandatory for all new type-
approved motorcycles and mopeds as
of 1 January 2020. Some niche
segments (i.e. enduro and trial
motorcycles, three-wheeled mopeds
designed for utility purposes and light
quadrimobiles) have been granted
additional lead time. These niche
products will have to comply with the
new Euro 5 tailpipe emissions limits as
of 1 January 2024.
"Durability provisions and
evaporative emission levels are
equally becoming more stringent.
Another important innovation is the
progressive introduction of a second
stage on-board diagnostic (OBD),
allowing advanced identification and
flagging of malfunction and
deterioration of emission control
systems."
Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary
General, said: "From a supply side
perspective, vehicle technology has
been instrumental in improving the
environmental performance of
motorcycles. ACEM members have
invested heavily in research and
product development to develop Euro
5 compliant motorcycles equipped
with technologies such as 3-way
catalysts with oxygen sensor controls,
complex electronic engine
management systems, advanced fuel
injection and variable valve timing
and lift technologies.
"As a result of this, the environmental
performance of Euro 5 motorcycles
will be equivalent to that of Euro 6
cars. ACEM sees this fitting within the
vision of the recent European Green
Deal of achieving less polluting
transport, especially in cities, and
further enabling the contribution of
our range of vehicles to a multimodal
transport system."
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