Michelin’s rolling rig collects and filters tyre particle waste
EURO 7 EMISSIONS regulations, the toughest yet, will come into force in July 2025. As the emphasis shifts from combustionengined vehicles, so the attention falls on other factors, such as non-exhaust particulate matter from tyres and brakes. The new standards will be the first globally to move beyond tailpipe emissions and set limits for brake and microplastic tyre particles.
Naturally, tyre companies haven’t been sitting on their hands. Michelin has been researching tyre wear particulates for the past 20 years; in the UK, engineering consultancy Ricardo, working with Arup, last year published a report, prepared for the Department for Transport, on how to measure them.