Division (A) Environmental performance test procedures and requirementsF1X1
United Kingdom
L-category vehicles may be type-approved only if they comply with the following environmental performance requirements :
| Test type | Description | Requirements: limit values | Subclassification criteria in addition to Article 2 and Annex I | Requirements: test procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tailpipe emissions after cold start | Annex VI (A) | Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| II |
| Directive 2009/40/EC (6) | Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| III | Emissions of crankcase gases | Zero emission, closed crankcase. Crankcase emissions shall not be discharged directly into the ambient atmosphere from any vehicle throughout its useful life. | Point 3.2 of Annex XI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex IV to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| IV | Evaporative emissions | Annex VI (C) | Point 3.2 of Annex XI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex V to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| V | Durability of pollution control devices | Annexes VI and VII | SRC-LeCV: point 2 of Appendix 1 to Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 USA EPA AMA: point 2.1 of Appendix 2 to Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex VI to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| VI | A test-type VI has not been attributed | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| VII | CO 2 emissions, fuel and/or electric energy consumption and electric range | Measurement and reporting, no limit value for type- approval purposes | Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex VII to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| VIII | OBD environmental tests | Annex VI (B) | Point 4.3 of Annex II to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 | Annex VIII to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014 |
| IX | Sound level | Annex VI (D) | When UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 or 92 replace the EU proprietary requirements set out in the delegated act on environmental and propulsion performance requirements, the (sub-) classification criteria laid down in those UNECE regulations (Annex 6) shall be selected with reference to test type IX sound level tests. | Annex IX to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 134/2014. |