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Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance)
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ANNEX VU.K.
(A)Environmental tests and requirementsU.K.
L-category vehicles may be type-approved only if they comply with the following environmental requirements:
| Test type | Description | Requirements: limit values | Subclassification criteria in addition to Article 2 and Annex I | Requirements: test procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Tailpipe emissions after cold start | Annex VI (A) | UNECE global technical regulation No 2, Chapter 6.3. L-category vehicles equipped with a combustion engine having a displacement < 50 cm3 and travelling with vmax < 50 km/h shall be attributed to class I vehicles. | |
| II |
| Directive 2009/40/EC (6) | ||
| III | Emissions of crankcase gases | Zero emission, closed crankcase. Crankcase emissions shall not be discharged directly into the ambient atmosphere from any vehicle throughout its useful life. | ||
| IV | Evaporative emissions | Annex VI (C) | ||
| V | Durability of pollution control devices | Annexes VI and VII | ||
| VI | A test-type VI has not been attributed | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| VII | CO2 emissions, fuel and/or electric energy consumption and electric range | Measurement and reporting, no limit value for type-approval purposes | UNECE global technical regulation No 2, Chapter 6.3. L-category vehicles equipped with a combustion engine having a displacement < 50 cm3 and travelling with vmax < 50 km/h shall be attributed to class I vehicles. | |
| VIII | OBD environmental tests | Annex VI (B) | UNECE global technical regulation No 2, Chapter 6.3. L-category vehicles equipped with a combustion engine having a displacement < 50 cm3 and travelling with vmax < 50 km/h shall be attributed to class I vehicles. | |
| IX | Sound level | Annex VI (D) | When UNECE regulations Nos 9, 41, 63 or 92 replace the EU proprietary requirements set out in the delegated act on environmental and propulsion performance requirements, the (sub-)classification criteria laid down in those UNECE regulations (Annex 6) shall be selected with reference to test type IX sound level tests. |
(B)Application of environmental performance test requirements for approval and extensionsU.K.
| Vehicle with PI engines including hybrids | Vehicles with CI engines including hybrids | Pure electric vehicle or vehicle propelled with compressed air (CA) | Hydrogen Fuel cell vehicle | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mono-fuel (20) | Bi-fuel | Flex-fuel | Flex-fuel | Mono-fuel | |||||||||
| Petrol (E5) (21) | LPG | NG/Biomethane | H2 | Petrol (E5) | Petrol (E5) | Petrol (E5) | Petrol (E5) | NG/Biomethane | Diesel (B5) | Diesel (B5) | |||
| LPG | NG/Biomethane | H2 | Ethanol (E85) | H2NG | Biodiesel | ||||||||
| Type I test (19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (B5 only) | Yes | No | No |
| Type I test (19)Particulate mass (Euro 5 only) (6) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | No | Yes (B5 only) | Yes | No/Yes for CA | No |
| Type II test (19), including smoke opacity for CI only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (NG/biomethane only) | Yes (B5 only) | Yes | No | No |
| Type III test (19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Type IV test (19) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | No | No | No | No | No |
| Type V test (19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (NG/biomethane only) | Yes (B5 only) | Yes | No | No |
| Type VII test (19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes (both fuels) | Yes | Yes (only energy consumption) | Yes (only fuel consumption) |
| Type VIII test (19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (petrol only) | Yes (NG/biomethane only) | Yes (B5 only) | Yes | No | No |
| Type IX test (19) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No Yes for CA | No |
NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.U.K.
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