EU tightens road-safety and registration rules—electric vehicles included
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The European Commission has unveiled a sweeping “Roadworthiness Package” that promises to make Europe’s highways cleaner and far safer. By 2050 the plan could save 7 000 lives, prevent 65 000 serious injuries and crack down on odometer fraud, all while moving your car’s paperwork to a tap-on-screen digital passport.
By eEuropa
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Brussels, 5 June 2025 – Europe’s ageing car fleet is about to get a high-tech health check. In a bid to hit its “Vision Zero” target of almost no road deaths by 2050, the European Commission yesterday proposed the first overhaul of EU vehicle-testing rules in a decade.
Key to the package is a mandatory annual inspection for cars and vans older than ten years, a group that spews a disproportionate share of harmful exhaust and already makes up more than half of Europe’s 256 million-strong car park.
Electric vehicles won’t be spared: the new rules create a dedicated test for….