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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 V

(A)Environmental tests and requirements

L-category vehicles may be type-approved only if they comply with the following environmental requirements:

Test typeDescriptionRequirements: limit valuesSubclassification criteria in addition to Article 2 and Annex IRequirements: test procedures
ITailpipe emissions after cold startAnnex 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
  • PI or Hybrid (5) equipped with PI: emissions at idling and increased idling speed

  • CI or Hybrid with CI engine: free acceleration test

Directive 2009/40/EC (6)
IIIEmissions of crankcase gasesZero emission, closed crankcase. Crankcase emissions shall not be discharged directly into the ambient atmosphere from any vehicle throughout its useful life.
IVEvaporative emissionsAnnex VI (C)
VDurability of pollution control devicesAnnexes VI and VII
VIA test-type VI has not been attributedNot applicableNot applicable
VIICO2 emissions, fuel and/or electric energy consumption and electric rangeMeasurement 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.

VIIIOBD environmental testsAnnex 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.

IXSound levelAnnex 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 extensions

Vehicle with PI engines including hybridsVehicles with CI engines including hybridsPure electric vehicle or vehicle propelled with compressed air (CA)Hydrogen Fuel cell vehicle
Mono-fuel (20)Bi-fuelFlex-fuelFlex-fuelMono-fuel
Petrol (E5) (21)LPGNG/BiomethaneH2Petrol (E5)Petrol (E5)Petrol (E5)Petrol (E5)NG/BiomethaneDiesel (B5)Diesel (B5)
LPGNG/BiomethaneH2Ethanol (E85)H2NGBiodiesel
Type I test (19)YesYesYesYes

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(B5 only)

YesNoNo
Type I test (19)Particulate mass (Euro 5 only) (6)YesNoNoNo

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

No

Yes

(B5 only)

YesNo/Yes for CANo
Type II test (19), including smoke opacity for CI onlyYesYesYesYes

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(both fuels)

Yes

(NG/biomethane only)

Yes

(B5 only)

YesNoNo
Type III test (19)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Type IV test (19)YesNoNoNo

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

NoNoNoNoNo
Type V test (19)YesYesYesYes

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(NG/biomethane only)

Yes

(B5 only)

YesNoNo
Type VII test (19)YesYesYesYes

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)YesYesYesYes

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(petrol only)

Yes

(NG/biomethane only)

Yes

(B5 only)

YesNoNo
Type IX test (19)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

No

Yes for CA

No

NB: refer to the end of Annex VIII for an overview of the notes to the annexes.

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