Comments from the expert of Russian federation on the initial draft standard concerning measurement methods for vehicle indoor air quality.

Review of the research and conclusions from the study of brake and tyre wear particles. The presentation suggests that at least two methods exist for the measurement of brake wear particles that could be used to establish a harmonized test cycle for use across different markets. Tyre wear presents challenges in distinguishing tyre particles from road particles. The group may inform GRPE that the possibility of a uniform brake wear test cycle exists should the Contracting Parties wish to pursue this.

EVS Task Force 5 draft text as of 1 March 2016. This updated version was posted on 17 May.

EVS Task Force 5 draft text as of 16 May 2016. The text proposes the intentional provocation of thermal runaway in a single cell either via a nail, heater, or overcharge method. The test is passed if no runaway or propagation occurs beyond the initiator cell or if no fire or explosion occurs beyond the initiating cell within five minutes of the initial thermal propagation.

US Proposal for BMS Functionality: Sequential Fault Testing Requirements

Proposal to ensure that battery-electric electric vehicles are equipped with an indicator to alert the driver that the REESS remaining energy can only drive a short distance and of the need to charge the BEV as soon as possible.

OICA comments, especially relating to control over fire temperatures during testing.

Proposal to add an LPG test method.

Goals and objectives for the task force established to draft provisions for GTR No. 15 to ensure that pollutant emissions do not exceed emission limits throughout the lifetime of the vehicle.

Draft proposal for a mandate to develop two different types of tests:

a) In-service-conformity (ISC) testing to be done by the manufacturer and the authority responsible for issuing the emission type approval and intended to assess the durability of emission control systems over a certain period of use.

b) Verification testing typically to be done by an independent third party, i.e. an authority not involved in the initial type approval process, NGOs or the manufacturers’ peers, in order to check the integrity of the initial approval test itself and to ensure that the use of (partially inevitable) test flexibilities by the manufacturer is limited.

Proposal for a mandate to develop provisions under GTR No. 15 to check the level of specific pollutant emissions of vehicles corresponding to conditions encountered during the winter season.

Draft proposal for consideration of testing where the test track is too short to coast down from ~145 km/h to ~15 km/h within a single straight track, thus necessitating split runs.