Summary of Emission Requirements for New Petrol Passenger Cars In Australia 1972 - 2010
| Standard |
Date Introduced # |
Exhaust Emission Limits (petrol vehicles) |
Source Standard / Test Method |
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HC |
CO |
NOx |
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| ADR26 |
1/1/72 |
NA |
4.5% by vol |
NA |
Idle CO test |
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| ADR27 |
1/1/74 |
8.0 - 12.8 g/test |
100 - 220 g/test & 4.5% by vol |
NA |
ECE 'Big Bag' |
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| ADR27A |
1/7/76 |
2.1 g/km |
24.2 g/km |
1.9 g/km |
US '72 FTP |
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| ADR27B |
1/1/82 |
2.1 g/km |
24.2 g/km |
1.9 g/km |
US '72 FTP |
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| ADR27C + |
1/1/83 |
2.1 g/km |
24.2 g/km |
1.9 g/km |
US '72 FTP |
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| ADR37/00 |
1/2/86 |
0.93 g/km |
9.3 g/km |
1.93 g/km |
US '75 FTP |
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| ADR37/01 |
1/1/97 - 1/1/99 |
0.26 g/km |
2.1 g/km |
0.63 g/km |
US '75 FTP |
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| ADR79/00 |
1/1/03 - 1/1/04 |
0.25*g/km |
2.2 g/km |
0.25* g/km |
UN ECE R83/04 (Euro 2) |
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| ADR79/01 |
1/1/05 - 1/1/06 |
0.2 g/km |
2.3 g/km |
0.15 g/km |
UN ECE R83/05 (Euro 3) |
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| ADR79/02 |
1/7/08 - 1/7/10 |
0.1 g/km |
1.0 g/km |
0.08 g/km |
UN ECE R83/05 (Euro 4) |
# where 2 dates specified, first date applies to vehicle models first produced on or after that date, with all new vheilces required to comply by the second date.
+ ADR27C introduced a number of administrative changes, based on procedures of ADR37/00.
* ADR 79/00 has a combined HC+NOx limit of 0.5, so the HC:NOx split is indicative only
"NA" means no limit applies.
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