147. The representative from Canada provided an update on the latest activities of the IWG on EVE, on behalf of the EVE leadership. He indicated that there had been two meetings of the EVE IWG since the last WP.29 meeting: in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA), on 10 and 11 April and in Geneva on 7 June 2017.

148. He noted that the IWG on EVE had made significant progress on the three assigned areas of work: determination of electrified vehicle power, electrified vehicle durability and method of stating energy consumption. First, he explained that the group had already begun developing the introductory sections of the UN GTR for power determination of electrified vehicles and the associated technical reports that were expected for delivery at the end of the mandate. He mentioned that the Chair of the drafting team for the power determination UN GTR was Mr. M. Safoutin (United States of America), and that the laboratories that would conduct the validation testing of the procedure (including laboratories in North America, Europe and Asia) had been identified. Second, he explained that the group had conducted preliminary battery life modelling using vehicle activity databases and battery durability literature. Third, he informed AC.3 that the IWG on EVE had contacted the Chair and the secretary of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency (GEEE) to seek their partnership on the project to assess upstream emissions from EVs.

149. He noted the regular interaction between EVE and WLTP IWGs to ensure that work would be complimentary and to avoid duplication of efforts. He mentioned that the IWG on WLTP had also confirmed that the timelines of EVE are acceptable for developing WLTP.

150. WP.29 noted that the IWG on EVE would host a teleconference on 12 September 2017 and would hold a two-day meeting in Vienna on 24 and 25 October 2017, in order to: continue UN GTR development and associated technical reports for power determination of electrified vehicles, continue the exchange of research information and modelling results for electrified vehicle battery durability, and discuss the next steps of the method of stating energy consumption based on the response from Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency (GEEE).