In order to promote cleaner vehicles and improve air quality for the well-being of the public and the environment, there are global initiatives underway. Both the EU and California are taking significant measures to strengthen greenhouse gas standards for automobiles and enforce the mandatory sale of zero-emission vehicles. Their ultimate goal is to prohibit the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles beyond 2035. California is set to introduce even stricter emission standards (LEV 4) for new vehicles starting in 2026 through the CARB ACCII regulation. Similarly, the EU has proposed the Euro 7 standard for vehicles beginning in 2025. Presently, in Korea, gasoline vehicle emission standards align with the US LEV 3 standards and diesel vehicle emission standards with the Euro 6 standards. However, Korea is also considering the need to embrace the recent trend of heightened standards, LEV 4 and Euro 7, in line with global developments.
