EuroTronic

1) Heavy vehicle semi-automatic gearbox. Joint venture product from Iveco and gearbox manufacturer ZF.

Eurostar

1) (1) High-speed passenger rail service through the Channel Tunnel from London (Waterloo) to Brussels, Lille and Paris. (2) Heavy-duty model in Iveco truck range.

European Accident Statement

1) Document devised by insurance companies on which both (or all) parties to a road accident can enter and agree details of the occurrence irrespective of language difficulties. Saves disputes later as to what happened and who said what.

EURO NCAP

1) European New Car Assessment Programme. Tests new vehicles (eg crash testing).

Euro-licence

1) Term for new type of European Union driving licence now being issued in Great Britain (ie single licence document showing all of a person’s driving entitlements). Also called the pink licence but in fact it is pink and green.

Euro I

1) Also Euro II, III and I V. Emission standards for heavy diesel engines with maximum limits set for nitrous oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons (HC), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) and particulate matter (PM).