Singapore to adopt Euro VI emission standards for petrol vehicles

SINGAPORE – Come September 2017, Singapore will enforce Euro VI emission standards for all petrol vehicles in line with the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) efforts to improve “ambient air quality”.

According to NEA’s statement today (Dec 1), petrol vehicles that meet the Euro VI emission standard have been “progressively implemented in Singapore”, with the current standard being the Euro IV. Euro VI is the European Union’s (EU) latest engine emission standard that imposes strict rules on tailpipe gas emissions.

Since early 2014, the NEA has been in consultation with the automative industry regarding the enhancement of emission standards for vehicles, especially on providing sufficient lead time to develop motor vehicles that match up to the new emission requirements.

The move will further reduce NOx (nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide) and fine particulates – in particular the PM2.5 - from vehicular emissions, the NEA said.

The environment authority added that from September 2017, it will also accept petrol vehicles using Port Fuel Injection (PFI) technology that have achieved Japanese emission standards (JPN 2009) as being equivalent to meeting Euro VI emission standards.