EU: Light-duty vehicles – updates on type approval testing procedures
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation on the Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 as regards the emission type approval procedures for light passenger and commercial vehicle.
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 is a separate act regulating the emissions type approval of motor vehicles and required for the type-approval of motor vehicles as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/858. It requires new light passenger and commercial vehicles to comply with certain emission limits. To achieve a uniform understanding in type approval legislation, the definitions of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Regulation (EU) 2018/858 should be aligned. The specific technical provisions necessary to implement that Regulation are contained in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151.
Proposed amendments to the Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 are connected with several topics, such as:
- monitoring the consumption of fuel and/or electric energy for N2 vehicles
- identification whether a tested vehicle operates in the base emission strategy (BES) or in an Alternative Emission Strategy (AES)
- adaptation of the provisions for in-service conformity (ISC) checks to take into account new actors as third parties for ISC testing
- references to the UN Regulation on Real Driving Emissions (RDE)
- references to UN Regulation No 154 on Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP)
- and others.
The public consultation and proposed draft legal texts can be found HERE.
To find out more about the EU vehicle emissions regulations, do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research.