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)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/20111, and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
The manufacturers ŠKODA AUTO, a.s, FORD-Werke GmbH, Groupe RENAULT, FCA Italy S.p.A., SEAT S.A., Volkswagen AG, Automobiles Citroen, Automobiles Peugeot, PSA Automobiles SA, OPEL Automobile GmbH jointly submitted a request, as provided for in Article 12a of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/20112, on 17 October 2019 to amend Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/5883 in order to extend the approval of the innovative technology to its use in passenger cars capable of running on certain alternative fuels.
(2)

In particular, the applicants have requested that, due to the increasing share of passenger cars capable of running on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG), the scope of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 should also cover the use of the 12 Volt efficient alternators in such cars, and that some factors in the testing methodology should be adjusted accordingly.

(3)
The Commission assessed the request in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 as well as the Technical Guidelines for the preparation of applications for the approval of innovative technologies pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 (July 2018 version)5. It found the request justified with regard to LPG and CNG fuelled vehicles and the minimum efficiency required of the 12 Volt efficient alternator for use in such vehicles should therefore be adjusted to take into account the use of this innovative technology in vehicles capable of running on those fuels.
(4)

It is also considered appropriate and consistent with other approval decisions to address also the situation for vehicles capable of running on E85. It should notably be clarified with regard to such vehicles that due to the limited availability of E85 on the Union market as a whole, it is not appropriate to distinguish this fuel from petrol for the purpose of determining the CO2 savings obtained from the use of a 12 Volt efficient alternator.

(5)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/588 should therefore be amended accordingly,

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