Activities of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2022/0365(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (A9-0298/2023 - Alexandr Vondra)
Amendments (33)
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles, engines and replacement parts with regard to emissions (‘emission type-approval’) are currently set out in two Regulations that apply to emission type-approval for light- dutyboth light passenger and commercial vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles respectively, i.e. Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Euro 6’)44 and Euro 6’)[1] and Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Euro VI’)45[2]. The reason for having two Regulations was that the emissions of heavy-duty vehicles were checked based on engine testing, while for light-duty vehicles the basis was whole vehicle testing. Since then, methodologies have been developed that allow testing of both light- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road. It is therefore no longer necessary to base type-approval on engine testing. _________________ 44[1] Regulation (EC) No0 715//2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type- approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1). 45 or Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 80/1269/EEC, 2005/55/EC and 2005/78/EC (OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Incorporating the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 into a single Regulation should ensure internal coherence of the system of emission type- approvals for both light and heavy-duty vehicles, while allowing for different emission limits for such vehicles.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Furthermore, the current emission limits were adopted in 2007 for light-duty vehicles and for heavy-duty vehicles in 2009. Both emission limits were adopted on the basis of the then available technology. Since then, technology has advanced and the level of emissions achieved with a combination of current technologies is much lower than that achieved more than 15 years ago. That technological progress should be reflected in emission limits based on state-of-the-art existing technology and knowledge of pollution controls and for all relevant pollutants.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is also necessary to reduce the complexity, of regulation, as well as the administrative and implementation costs for manufacturers and competent authorities and to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the Euro emission standards. Simplification is achieved by eliminating different application dates for the limits and tests which existed under Euro 6 and Euro VI, by eliminating multiple and complex emission tests where such tests are not needed, by referring to standards under existing UN Regulations where applicable, and by ensuring a streamlined and consistent set of procedures and tests for the various phases of the emission type- approval.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure that the emissions for both light and heavy duty vehicles are limited in real life, testing vehicles in real conditions of use with a minimum set of restrictions, boundaries and other driving requirements and not only in the laboratory is required.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Non-exhaust emissions consist of particles emitted by tyres and brakes of vehicles. Emissions from tyres is estimated to be the largest source of microplastics to the environment. As shown in the Impact Assessment, it is expected that by 2050, non-exhaust emissions will constitute up to 90% of all particles emitted by road transport, because exhaust particles will diminish due to vehicle electrification. Those non-exhaust emissions should therefore be measured and limited. The Commission should prepare a report on tyre abrasion by the end of 2024 to review the measurement methods and state-of-the- art in order to propose tyre abrasion limits.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council46[1] regulates gear shift indicators (GSI), whose main purpose is to minimise fuel consumption of a vehicle when a driver follows itstheir indications. However, the pollutant emission requirements in real use, including when following the GSI, should be addressed in this Regulation. _________________ 46[1] Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (OJ L 325, 16.12.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Vehicles with traction batteries, including plugin hybrids and battery electric vehicles, contribute to the decarbonisation of the road transport sector. In order to gain and increase consumer trust in such vehicles, they should be performant and durable. It is therefore important to require that traction batteries retain a good part of their initial capacity after many years of use. That is of particular importance to buyers of second hand electric vehicles to ensure that the vehicle will continue to perform as expected. Monitors of the battery state-of- health should therefore be required for all vehicles that use traction batteries. In addition minimum performance requirements for battery durability of passenger cars should be introduced, taking into account the UN Global Technical Regulation 2247. _________________ 47 United Nations Global Technical Regulation on In-vehicle Battery Durability for Electrified Vehicles, UN GTR 22Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Manufacturers may opt to produce vehicles which comply with lower emission limits or with better battery durability than what is required in this Regulation, or which include advanced options including geofencing and adaptive controls. Consumers and national authorities should be able to identify such vehicles through appropriate documentation. An environmental vehicle passport (EVP) should therefore be made available.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) ‘initial emission type approval’ or ‘IETA’ means the first phase of an emission type approval procedure before the emission type approval certificate is granted by the authorities and vehicles are put into productDoes not affect the English version;.)
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 10
(10) ‘nitrogen oxides’ or ‘NOx’ means the sum of the oxides of nitrogen emitted from the tailpipe;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 19
(19) ‘non-methane organic gases’ or ‘NMOG’ means the sum of non- oxygenated and oxygenated hydrocarbons emitted from the tailpipe;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 35
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 35
(35) ‘replacement pollution control systems’ means a pollution control system or an assembly of such systems intended to replace an original pollution control system and which can be approved as a separate technical unit;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 38
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 38
(38) ‘on-board monitoring system’ or ‘OBM’ means a system on board a vehicle that is capable of detecting either emission exceedances or when a vehicle is in zero emission mode if applicable, and capable of indicating the occurrence of such exceedances by means of information stored in the vehicle, and of communicating that information via the OBD port and over the air;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 45
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 45
(45) ‘own production facility’ means a manufacturing or assembly plant used by the manufacturer for the purpose of manufacturing or assembling new vehicles for that manufacturer, including, where relevant, vehicles which are intended for export;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 48
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 48
(48) ‘ultra-small-volume manufacturer’ means a small volume manufacturer that produces fewer than 1 000 new motor vehicles of category M1 or fewer than 1 000 new motor vehicles of category N1 registered in the Union in the previouswithin a calendar year;
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 58
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 58
(58) ‘geofencing technologies’ means technologies that do not allow a hybrid vehicle to run with the use of the internal combustion engine (i.e. tohey only enable zero- emission mode) when driven inside a specific geographic area;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 69
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 69
(69) ‘battery durability’ means the durability of a traction battery measured in terms of its State of Health;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 70
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 70
(70) ‘state of health’ or ‘SOH’ means the measured or estimated state of a specific performance metric of a vehicle or traction battery at a specific point in its lifetime, expressed as a percentage of the performance that was determined when certified or new;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 73
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 73
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) SOH monitors of the traction battery and emission systems;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. For vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units presenting a serious risk to the life or health of persons, property or the environment, or non- compliance with the requirements laid down in this regulation, manufacturers shall immediately take the necessary corrective measures, including repairs or modifications of those vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units as appropriate, to ensure compliance with this regulation. MIf the vehicles, systems, components or separate technical units present a serious risk to the life or health of persons, property or the environment, manufacturers or any other economic operator shall immediately withdraw ithem from the market or recall it, as appropriatethem. The manufacturer shall immediately inform the type approval authority that granted the type-approval of the non-conformity with appropriate detailsand of the corrective measures taken.
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. UIt shall be sufficient for the vehicles produced and placed on the market by ultra-small volume manufacturers shallto comply with the emission limits set out in Annex I in laboratory tests based on random real-driving cycles for in- service conformity and market surveillance purposes.
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – title
Article 12 – title
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. National authorities shall, during in-service conformity or market surveillance checks, verify whether manufacturers of vehicles have correctly installed excess emissions driver warning systems, low-reagent driver warning systems and whether vehicles can bare tampered- proof.
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) CO2 emissions, fuel and energy consumption, electric range and engine power determination for M1, N1 vehicles, provisions for OBFCM;
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) CO2 emissions, fuel and energy consumption, zero-emission range, electric range and engine power determination for M2, M3, N2, N3 vehicles, energy efficiency of O3, O4 trailers, provisions for OBFCM.