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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1232/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1232/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1232",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1232 of 27 August 2020 on the approval of the efficient generator function used in 12 Volt motor-generators for use in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, including certain hybrid electric vehicles and vehicles capable of running on alternative fuels, as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1232",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Innovative technology",
  "text": "The efficient generator function of a 12 Volt motor-generator is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, taking into account that it is only partially covered by the standard test procedure set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, and provided that the technology conforms to the following:\n(a) it is fitted in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles powered by internal combustion engines capable of running on petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or E85, or in not-off-vehicle charging hybrid electric vehicles (NOVC-HEVs) of the category M1 or N1 that comply with paragraph 1.1.4 of Appendix 2 to Sub-annex 8 to Annex XXI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 and that are capable of running on those fuels;\n(b) the efficiency of the generator function, determined in accordance with the methodology set out in the Annex, is at least:\n(i) 73,8 % for petrol- or E85-fuelled vehicles, other than turbo-charged;\n(ii) 73,4 % for turbo-charged petrol- or E85-fuelled vehicles;\n(iii) 74,2 % for diesel-fuelled vehicles;\n(iv) 74,6 % for LPG-fuelled vehicles other than turbo-charged;\n(v) 74,1 % for turbo-charged LPG-fuelled vehicles;\n(vi) 76,3 % for CNG-fuelled vehicles other than turbo-charged;\n(vii) 75,7 % for turbo-charged CNG-fuelled vehicles.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2020/1232/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:11.036866+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}