Division Figure I.2.4 Application of test requirements for type-approval and extensionsF1
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Specific test procedures for hydrogen and flex fuel biodiesel vehicles will be defined at a later stage. | |||||||||||
Particulate mass and particle number limits and respective measurement procedures shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines | |||||||||||
When a bi-fuel vehicle is combined with a flex fuel vehicle, both test requirements are applicable. | |||||||||||
Only NO x emissions shall be determined when the vehicle is running on hydrogen. | |||||||||||
The particle number RDE test only applies to vehicles for which Euro 6 PN emission limits are defined in Table 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. | |||||||||||
| Vehicle category | Vehicles with positive ignition engines including hybrids f1f2 | Vehicles with compression ignition engines including hybrids | Pure electric vehicles | Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono fuel | Bi-fuel f3 | Flex-fuel | |||||||||
| Reference fuel | Petrol (E10) | LPG | NG/Biomethane | Hydrogen (ICE) | Petrol (E10) | Petrol (E10) | Petrol (E10) | Petrol (E10) | Diesel (B7) | — | Hydrogen (Fuel Cell) |
| LPG | NG/Biomethane | Hydrogen (ICE) f4 | Ethanol (E85) | ||||||||
Gaseous pollutants (Type 1 test) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
PM (Type 1 test) | Yes | — | — | — | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
| PN | Yes | — | — | — | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
| Gaseous pollutants, RDE (Type 1A test) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
| PN, RDE (Type 1A test) f5 | Yes | — | — | — | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
| ATCT (14 °C test) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
Idle emissions (Type 2 test) | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (both fuels) | — | — | — |
Crankcase emissions (Type 3 test) | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | — | — | — |
Evaporative emissions (Type 4 test) | Yes | — | — | — | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | — | — | — |
Durability (Type 5 test) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes | — | — |
Low temperature emissions (Type 6 test) | Yes | — | — | — | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (both fuels) | — | — | — |
| In-service conformity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (as at type approval) | Yes (as at type approval) | Yes (as at type approval) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | — | — |
| On-board diagnostics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — |
| CO 2 emissions, fuel consumption, electric energy consumption and electric range | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smoke opacity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Engine power | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Annotations
Textual amendments
Footnotes
- f1
Specific test procedures for hydrogen and flex fuel biodiesel vehicles will be defined at a later stage.
- f2
Particulate mass and particle number limits and respective measurement procedures shall apply only to vehicles with direct injection engines
- f3
When a bi-fuel vehicle is combined with a flex fuel vehicle, both test requirements are applicable.
- f4
Only NO x emissions shall be determined when the vehicle is running on hydrogen.
- f5
The particle number RDE test only applies to vehicles for which Euro 6 PN emission limits are defined in Table 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.
Notes on Annex I
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Annex 1 substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 81(2)(a)