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Light-duty Vehicles
With effect from January 1, 2008, light passenger and goods vehicle (categories M1 and N1) emissions were required to comply with Euro 2 standards.
The standard SANS 20083:2007 applies only to light-duty vehicles. Emission limits are given in the tables below.
Exhaust emission limits for gasoline and diesel vehicles
Reference mass (RW) (kg)
Mass of carbon monoxide (CO)
Mass of hydrocarbons (HC)
L1 (g/km)
L2 (g/km)
Category
Class
Gasoline
Diesel
Gasoline
Diesel
A(2000)
M
All
2.3
0.64
0.20
N1
I
RW ≤ 1,305 kg
2.3
0.64
0.20
II
1,305 < RW ≤ 1,760 kg
4.17
0.80
0.25
III
1,760 < RW
5.22
0.95
0.29
B(2005
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