I've googled WAHR and TWAHD but I still have no idea what they are. When you say they are a regulation, are they EU regulations?
Why is it a bad thing for hoover motors, or anything else, to be more energy efficient? Nobody was going to confiscate your old stuff, and the new ones will work just as well - if not better because of advances in technology. Making appliances more energy efficient will save us all money. You've named one of the better things the EU has insisted on.
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/home-...right/page/0/2