145. The representative of 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 IWG on EVE since the last WP.29 meeting: a teleconference on 12 September 2017 and the twenty-fourth meeting of the IWG on EVE on 24-25 2017 in Vienna. He thanked the Government of Austria for hosting the meeting.

146. 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 drafting the UN GTR for power determination of electrified vehicles and expects its delivery at the WP.29 session in November 2019. He stated that the laboratories that would conduct the validation test of the procedure (including in North America, Europe and Asia) had been identified. Second, he explained that the group had conducted preliminary battery life modelling using real world testing data. Third, he informed AC.3 that the IWG on EVE had made a presentation to the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency (GEEE) on the development of a method to assess the energy consumption of electric vehicles on 1 November 2017. He stated that after the presentation, GEEE had expressed that the project was a good match with their mandate and that the group would explore if it could lead the project in the future with the support of the IWG on EVE and the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Production.

147. He expressed the appreciation of the IWG on EVE to Mr. M. Gangonells and Mr. R. Hubert of the WP.29 secretariat for their assistance in facilitating the group’s engagement with the GEEE group.

148. He noted the regular interaction between EVE and WLTP IWGs to ensure that work would be complimentary and to avoid duplication of efforts.

149. The representative of Canada informed AC.3 that the IWG on EVE would host the next meeting on 8 January 2018 in Geneva and a further two-day meeting at the end of March 2018 in Japan, to advance its work in its mandates.