Proposal to add L category vehicles (e.g., motorcycles and mopeds) to the scope of UN R100 on battery electric vehicle safety.

Submitted by the Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (REESS) informal group, a 66-page proposal to incorporate such storage systems into the UN Regulation on battery electric vehicle safety.

Working draft (from the 20 Dec 2011 meeting of the EC Working Group on Motorcycles (MCWG)) of the EU regulation on vehicle functional safety requirements (RVSFR) for the approval of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles under discussion between the European Commission and interested parties.

GRSP/2012/11 proposes to correct text for electric vehicles in UN Regulation Nos. 12, 94, 95 and 100, replacing the word “power train” with “occupants” in the referenced rules. This document replaces ‘registration’ with ‘approval’ in transition provisions in accordance with WP.29 guidelines.

GRSP/2012/10 is the proposal to incorporate such rechargeable energy storage systems (REESS) into the UN Regulation on battery electric vehicle safety. This document from the REESS informal group proposes further editorial clarifications and corrections.

Link to regulations.gov page where you can download the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers’ supplementary comments on the FMVSS 305 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Docket NHTSA 2007 28517, referenced in document GRSP-51-05. This link is provided as a courtesy of GAR and is not a WP.29 submission.

Fully revised version of the proposal to introduce provisions for rechargeable energy storage systems (REESS) into UN R100 (e.g., document GRSP/2012/10), edited for better readability.

GRSP/2012/11 proposes to correct text for electric vehicles in UN Regulation Nos. 12, 94, 95 and 100, replacing the word “power train” with “occupants” in the referenced rules. This document replaces ‘registration’ with ‘approval’ in transition provisions in accordance with WP.29 guidelines.

Text adopted by the GRSP to correct the text for electric vehicles in UN R100, replacing the word “power train” with “occupants” in the referenced rules, ‘registration’ with ‘approval’ in transition provisions in accordance with WP.29 guidelines, and correcting use of the acronym “RESS” to “REESS”.

Text adopted by the GRSP to incorporate the concept and use of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (REESS) into the UN Regulation on battery electric vehicle safety.

Table comparing current UN R100 (battery electric vehicle safety) with IMMA-proposed wording to include motorcycles and other L-category vehicles.

Correction to the original text of the 02 series of amendments to UN R100 (…Approval of a vehicle type with regard to the High Voltage System) to avoid inadvertent exclusion from safety requirements for vehicles with an electric drive train without a high voltage system.

Editorial corrections from the Forum secretariat to the 02 series of amendments proposal.

European Commission press release announcing agreement on new harmonised rules for commercial vehicle Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) and Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) as well as on a new child restraint system and new requirements for electric vehicle batteries.

Status and progress report of the Electric Safety (ELSA) informal group and its subgroup on Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (REESS), proposing an extension through 2014 of the REESS group in order to prepare provisions for motorcycles and related L-Category vehicles. ELSA mandate ends in 2012.

JASIC proposal to establish a new regulation for category L separately from categories M/N vehicles (UN R100) because the former is different from the latter in terms of structure and safety concept.

Document GRSP-51-11 presenting the proposed provisions for rechargeable energy storage system safety for introduction into UN R100, reproduced as document REESS-07-05 for the REESS informal group discussions.