Draft report of the 75th meeting of the EPPR informal working group on environmental and propulsion performance requirements of L-category vehicles. The group adopted the previous meeting’s report and agenda. A Task Force was established to continue the transposition of UN-GTR 2 into UN-Regulation 40, with the first meeting scheduled for 9 October 2026. The group exchanged information on maximum power determination for two-wheelers, battery electric vehicle range determination standardization using SAE J2982 and Chinese standard GB/T 24157-2017, and deterioration factors in GTR 23 on durability. Subsequent EPPR meetings and Task Force sessions are scheduled through June 2027.

Proposal for a task force to conduct discussions for drafting the regulation to incorporate the Euro 4-level requirements of UN GTR No. 2 into UN R40. Malaysia and Japan will serve as co-chairs. The Task Force shall review the Euro 4 level requirements and any relevant provisions of UN GTR No. 2 and assess their suitability for transposition into UN R40 under the 1958 Agreement framework. The Task Force shall develop draft regulatory text covering test procedures and test conditions, pollutant limit values and related technical parameters, reference fuels and associated testing requirements, administrative and type approval provisions, and transitional provisions and entry-into-force considerations. Target for submission of informal document for draft UN R40-03 is 96th GRPE scheduled in April 2027.

The agenda includes:

• Transposition of UN-GTR 2 into UN R40 based on WP.29/2026/24 02 series amendments,
• Feedback from the previous session consolidated in EPPR-74-09-Rev.2,
• Maximum power determination discussions referencing prior documentation,
• Battery electric vehicle range determination standardization including SAE J2982 procedures,
• Deterioration factors in GTR 23 durability using EPPR-56-04, EPPR-65-04Rev.1, and EPPR-65-05 analyses.