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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 (repealed)Show full title
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 of 14 April 2016 on the approval of the technology used in 12 Volt efficient alternators as an innovative technology for reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)
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Article 2U.K.Application for certification of CO2 savings
1.The manufacturer may apply for certification of the CO2 savings from one or several 12 Volt (V) efficient alternators intended for use in M1 vehicles, provided that it complies with the following conditions:
(a)it is a component used solely to charge the vehicle battery and to power the electrical system of the vehicle when its combustion engine is running;
(b)the mass of the efficient alternator does not exceed the mass of the baseline alternator of 7 kg by more than 3 kg;
[F1(c)its efficiency is at least:
(i)
73,8 % for petrol- or E85-fuelled vehicles other than turbo-charged;
(ii)
73,4 % for turbo-charged petrol- or E85-fuelled vehicles;
(iii)
74,2 % for diesel-fuelled vehicles;
(iv)
74,6 % for vehicles fuelled with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) other than turbo-charged;
(v)
74,1 % for turbo-charged LPG-fuelled vehicles;
(vi)
76,3 % for vehicles fuelled with compressed natural gas (CNG) other than turbo-charged;
(vii)
75,7 % for turbo-charged CNG -fuelled vehicles.]
2.An application for the certification of the savings from one or several efficient alternators shall be accompanied by an independent verification report certifying that the alternator or alternators comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 1.
3.The [F2Secretary of State] shall reject the application for certification if [F3the Secretary of State] finds that the alternator or alternators do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 1.
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F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/759 of 8 June 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 in order to include the use of 12 Volt efficient alternators in passenger cars capable of running on certain alternative fuels (Text with EEA relevance).
F2Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(1A)(a)) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 2(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/550), regs. 1, 23(1A)(b)) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1418, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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