新西兰对进口车辆采用较弱的排气管排放标准,推迟与欧洲和美国标准接轨。 New Zealand adopts weaker tailpipe emissions standards for imported vehicles, delaying alignment with European and US standards.

新西兰政府已对进口车辆采用了较弱的排气管排放标准,放弃了到2025年与欧洲和美国标准接轨的计划。 New Zealand's government has adopted weaker tailpipe emissions standards for imported vehicles, abandoning plans to align with European and US standards by 2025. 这一决定受到环境团体的批评,受到汽车业游说的影响,目的是减轻生活费用压力。 This decision, criticized by environmental groups, was influenced by lobbying from the car industry and aims to ease cost-of-living pressures. 新标准将维持新西兰的排放量条例, 大约比欧洲落后5年, 比美国落后2年。 The new standards will keep New Zealand's emissions regulations about five years behind Europe and two years behind the US.