50. The Chair of IWG on EVE presented the status report introducing the latest activities of the group (GRPE-82-36). He detailed the latest activities with respect to in-vehicle battery durability and introduced the latest draft of the UN GTR (GRPE-82-27).

51. The Chair congratulated the work accomplished so far and appreciated the ambition and innovative nature of the work done. The representatives from France, Germany, and Sweden supported the work and the status as presented by the Chair of the IWG on EVE and acknowledged the initial timing forecasted might be difficult to meet.

52. The representative from OICA introduced GRPE-82-33 on their position about the current status of the work. The representative from EC congratulated all the parties involved and the big progress made in a very limited time, recalling the common position reached by the Canadian, US and EU delegations. She also recalled the importance of a timely introduction of the draft UN GTR for several stakeholders and thanked the Chair of the IWG on EVE for the accurate presentation of the current status during its status report.

53. The Chair of the IWG on EVE concluded by mentioning the interest from sub-national stakeholders such as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in such piece of legislation, and the highest priority of the IWG remained to deliver a procedure which is right and timely.