# Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3.3.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A ‘version’ within a variant shall group the vehicles that have the following features in common:
(a)the technically permissible maximum laden mass;
(b)the engine capacity in the case of internal combustion engine;
(c)the maximum engine power output or maximum continuous rated power (electric motor);
(d)the nature of the fuel (petrol, gas oil, LPG, bi-fuel or other);
(e)the maximum number of seating positions;
(f)drive-by sound level;
(g)exhaust emission level (for example Euro 5, Euro 6 or other);
(h)combined or weighted, combined CO2 emissions;
(i)electric energy consumption (weighted, combined);
(j)combined or weighted, combined fuel consumption;
(k)the existence of a unique set of innovative technologies, as specified in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
As an alternative to the criteria in points (h), (i) and (j), the vehicles grouped into a version shall have in common all tests performed for the calculation of their CO2 emissions, electric energy consumption and fuel consumption in accordance with sub-Annex 6 to Annex XXI of Regulation (EU) 2017/1151.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/858/annex/I/part/B/division/3/division/3.3/division/3.3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-858/annex-I/part-B/division-3/division-3.3/division-3.3.1
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