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Germany looks at Euro-6 incentives
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CONFUSION REIGNS over German plans to offer operators incentives to switch to Euro-6.
Reports in the German trade press suggest that the German government will extend the discount on the Maut road charging scheme granted to operators of Euro-5 trucks to Euro-6 as soon as Euro-5 becomes mandatory, in October 2009.
Given that Euro-6 is unlikely to be required for new vehicles much before 2013 with universal adoption expected in 2014-such a move could throw the vehicle manufacturers product planning into disarray.
The twin-track approach to Euro-4 and 5 itself precipitated by incentives for early adoption offered within Germany was manageable by dint of the use of similar technology for both levels. However, there seems to be near universal agreement that Euro-6 will demand the use of both SCR and EGR.
If this does prove to be the case truck manufacturers are likely to face a difficult choice. Germany is Europe's largest single truck market it represents more than 20% of European registrations over 16 tonnes so is difficult to ignore.
But early adoption of Euro-6 in non or partially incentivised markets such as the UK would seem unlikely.
As a result truck manufacturers might find themselves in the costly and complex situation in which two entirely different engine types are required simultaneously.