GRPE has organized a workshop on on low- and zero-emissions heavy duty vehicles regulatory needs concurrent with this session. The workshop aims to explore the potential regulatory needs that could emerge with the wider adoption of alternative powertrains for heavy duty trucks and buses.
7. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/10 and GRPE-83-15 extending the acceptable reference fuels and road load determination methodologies and clarifying crankcase pressure measurement and four-wheel drive vehicles tests in the 05, 06 and 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83. The representative from the UK requested further details on the road load determination proposal. The representative from OICA explained it would reduce testing burden to be able to use road load determination approaches used for UN GTR No. 15 and UN Regulation No. 154. The representative from Spain raised concerns about formulation in ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/10 and GRPE-83-15 which were corrected during the session, as reflected in Annexes IV, V and VI to the session report.
8. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Annexes IV, V and VI to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 15, 17 and 14 to the 05, 06 and 07 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 83 respectively.
9. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/11 proposing a shortened test procedure for Pure Electric Vehicles (PEVs) as well as an update of the CoP test procedure in order to align UN Regulation No. 101 with proceedings and procedures described in UN Regulation No. 154. It also proposed an option for manufacturers to determine road load values for Pure Electric Vehicles according to the requirements of UN Regulation No. 83. Some minor editorial corrections had been proposed during the session, as reflected in Annex VII to the session report.
10. GRPE requested the secretariat to submit Annex VII to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2021 sessions as draft Supplement 11 to the 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 101.
11. The representative from OICA introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2021/12 as a proposal for amendment to UN Regulation No. 154. GRPE welcomed the proposal and agreed with the content of the proposal, following an edit during the session. The Chair proposed other related informal documents, also proposing amendments to UN Regulation No. 154, to be introduced to GRPE.
12. The representative of the European Commission (EC) introduced GRPE-83-07 and GRPE-83-08, and the representatives from OICA introduced GRPE-83-12, GRPE-83-13, GRPE-83-18 and GRPE-83-19 proposing amendments to the original and 01 series of amendments to UN Regulation No. 154.
13. The Chair proposed to take all proposals to amend UN Regulation No. 154 together and proposed different options (GRPE-83-33) also considering the extra GRPE session in November 2021. GRPE agreed to have preparatory meetings with all interested parties and to attempt preparing working documents to be considered during the November 2021 session of GRPE.
14. Given time constraints, the Chair proposed to receive GRPE-83-16 under agenda item 16 if time allows.