42. GRPE noted a brief report (GRPE-60-21) by the expert from India, chairing the informal group on Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EFV), about the progress made by the informal group at its sixth meeting held in Geneva, on 15 January 2010. The informal group was expected to meet after the GRPE session proper and to consider a number of working papers on a single score evaluation such as CO2 emissions, noise level, gaseous pollutants, the recyclability and type of fuels. Detailed information on these parameters is available at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29grpe/efv07.html.

43. The group agreed to refer the noise issues (EFV-07-05) for detailed consideration to the Working Party on Noise. Referring to the EFV feasibility statement (GRPE-58-02 and GRPE-58-03), the expert from OICA did not agree with the single score evaluation concept. He preferred to follow the integrated well-to-wheels approach as initially agreed in the feasibility study.

44. A number of experts were of the opinion that the future EFV concept document should include a more general part (e.g. preamble) with provisions for the well-to-tank approach and a more detailed part (e.g. regulation, recommendation) with technical specifications (such as the single score concept) for the tank-to-wheel approach focusing on the construction of EFV and their environmental performance.

45. The GRPE Chairman suggested that the informal group should again meet in conjunction with the next session of GRPE in January 2011 (see para. 57 below).
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57. For its sixty-first session to be held in Geneva, Palais des Nations, GRPE decided to start on Monday, 10 January 2011, at 10.00 a.m. until Friday, 14 January 2011, 5.30 p.m., subject to confirmation by the secretariat (see GRPE-61-01). For that purpose, the following time schedule and provisional agenda was suggested:
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8. Informal meeting of the GRPE working group on Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EFV)

To be held on Friday afternoon, 14 January 2011, from 2.30 p.m. till 5.30 p.m. The agenda of the meeting will be prepared by the EFV secretariat and distributed to the members of the group prior to the meeting. This meeting will be held without interpretation.

33. The Secretary informed GRB of the progress made during the sixth and seventh meetings of the informal group on environmentally friendly vehicles (EFV) which was held in Geneva on 11 June 2010 (GRPE-60-21 and EFV-07-05). GRB noted that the eighth informal meeting on EFV would be held in conjunction with the forthcoming session of the Working Party on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) in January 2011. GRB also noted the approach proposed by the EFV Chair to consider, as a first step, a single score evaluation of environmentally friendly vehicles such as parameters on CO2 emissions, noise level, gaseous pollutants, the recyclability and type of fuels. Detailed information is available at: http://www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/wp29grpe/efv07.html.

34. GRB welcomed the proposed structure (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/60, para. 44) of the future EFV concept document in a more general part with provisions for the well-to-tank approach and a more detailed part with technical specifications or recommendations for the tank-to-wheel approach, focusing on the construction of EFV and their environmental performance.

35. With regard to the parameters on noise (EFV-07-05), GRB would like to have a detailed discussion on this issue and suggested holding the ninth informal group on EFV prior to the next session of GRB in the morning of 15 February 2011.