51. The Chair of the IWG on EVE presented a status report (GRPE-71-29) on the ongoing activities on data and information gathering. He informed GRPE about the work progress made by the IWG in the following areas corresponding to Part A of the mandate: (i) method of stating energy consumption led by China, (ii) battery performance and durability provisions led by Canada and the United States of America, and (iii) determination of the power of electric vehicles led by Germany and the Republic of Korea. He expressed the intention of the group to present at the next GRPE session some conclusions on how to move forward after Part A. He drew the attention of GRPE to the possible overlap of work dealing with testing battery durability in the IWGs on EVE and WLTP.

52. GRPE underlined the need to ensure a proper coordination between EVE and WLTP IWGs to avoid duplication of work. GRPE acknowledged the progress made by the IWG on EVE and noted the request for a meeting room for half a day during the GRPE week in January 2016.