EVE-97-09/Rev.1
GTR 22: Changes to Amendment 2 (GRPE/2026/5)
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EVE
Date
22 May 2026
Status
Subject
Meeting(s)

Proposal to amend Amendment 2 to UN GTR No. 22: Modify para. 5.2. to define virtual distance calculation and add requirements for reporting virtual distance by vehicles with V2X functionality or Category 2 vehicles used for non-traction purposes, add new para. 5.2.1. specifying virtual distance determination, add para. 6.1.3. defining Part C family criteria for virtual distance verification, add para. 6.5. establishing Part C verification procedure for reported virtual distance with test conditions including environmental temperature 23°C ± 5°C, initial battery SOC according to normal charging procedure, discharge testing at highest available power, test duration of 50 km virtual distance or 2 hours, and pass/fail criteria requiring reported virtual distance not more than 5 per cent higher than measured virtual distance, add para. 6.5.2.1. with statistical decision chart for Part C pass/fail determination based on cumulative sample size and failed result counts, revise para. 6.1.4. to add family identifier format for virtual distance families, add para. 52.a. through 52.e. in the Statement of Technical Rationale documenting Phase 3 developments including family criteria for Part C verification, boundary conditions for virtual distance verification test with environmental temperature requirements and discharge test options based on kilometres or hours, OVC-HEV UBE correction in Annex 3, and additional regional regulation requirements in Annex 2, and add flow chart Figure 3 for Part C verification process.

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GRPE | Session 94 | 17-19 Mar

66. The Co-Chair of the IWG on EVE, representative of the EC, introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/5 as amended by GRPE-94-42-Rev.1, accompanied by GRPE-94-47 as final status report. The representative of OICA requested additional information about how UN GTR are applied and if contracting parties were bound by the value set in the UN GTR, especially minimum performance requirements.

67. The representative of the UK and the EC was supportive of removing the square brackets and to include 72 % remaining capacity after 8 years. The representative of the US also noted that 72 % was acceptable and potentially conservative looking at available evidence.

68. The representative of China requested to keep the values as they were in UN GTR No. 22 and to potentially revise the values at the next amendment. The representative of the Republic of Korea agreed with the representative of the UK, US and EC, highlighting the lack of data for a robust conclusion. The representative of Japan was open to postpone the revision of the values at the next iteration. The Chair proposed to keep the values as they were in the original version of UN GTR No. 22.

69. GRPE agreed to this proposal, adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2026/5 as amended by GRPE-94-42-Rev.1 along with GRPE-94-47 as final status report and requested the secretariat to submit them to WP.29 and AC.3 for consideration and vote at their November 2026 sessions as draft Amendment 2 to UN GTR No. 22 and its final status report.