Activities of Anja WEISGERBER related to 2007/0214(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Type-approval of hydrogen powered motor vehicles (debate)
Type-approval of hydrogen powered motor vehicles (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of hydrogen powered motor vehicles and amending Directive 2007/46/EC PDF (328 KB) DOC (480 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The CARS21 (Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21st century) Final Report1 stated that "efforts with a view to increasing international harmonisation of motor vehicle regulations should be maintained where appropriate, with a view to involving the key vehicle markets and to extending harmonisation to areas not yet covered, notably in the framework of both the 1958 and the 1998 Agreements of the UNECE". In line with this recommendation, the Commission should continue to support the development of internationally harmonised requirements for motor vehicles under the auspices of the UNECE. In particular, if a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles is adopted, the Commission should consider the possibility of adapting the requirements of this Regulation to those of the GTR. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/automotive/pagesba ckground/competitiveness/cars21finalreport.pdf
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Hydrogen mixtures could be used as a transition fuel to facilitate the introduction of hydrogen-powered vehicles in countries where there is a good natural gas infrastructure. The Commission should therefore develop requirements for the use of mixtures of hydrogen and natural gas/biomethane, especially the mixing ratio of hydrogen and gas, taking into account the technical feasibility and the environmental benefits.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 1
Article 3 – point 1
1) "hydrogen powered vehicle" means any motor vehicle that uses pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas as fuel to propel the vehicle;
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent – 1 (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent – 1 (new)
- use of pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas/biomethane;
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The CARS 21 High Level Group final report stated that 'efforts with a view to increasing international harmonisation of motor vehicle regulations should be maintained where appropriate, with a view to involve the key vehicle markets and to extend harmonisation to areas not yet covered, notably both in the framework of the 1958 and the 1998 Agreements of the UNECE'. In line with this recommendation, the Commission should continue to support the development of internationally harmonised requirements for motor vehicles under the auspices of UNECE. In particular, if a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles is adopted, the Commission should consider the possibility of adapting the requirements of this Regulation to those of that GTR. 1 http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/automotive/pagesba ckground/competitiveness/cars21finalreport.pdf
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) Innovative small vehicles, under EC type-approval legislation designated as L category vehicles, are considered as early adopters of hydrogen as a fuel. This is because introducing hydrogen for these vehicles requires less effort, as the technical challenge and level of investment required is not as high as with cars. The type-approval of hydrogen L category vehicles should therefore be included in this Regulation.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 - point 1
Article 3 - point 1
(1) "hydrogen powered vehicle" means any motor vehicle that uses pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas as fuel to propel the vehicle;
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 12 - paragraph 2 - point b - indent - 1 (new)
Article 12 - paragraph 2 - point b - indent - 1 (new)
- use of pure hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas/biomethane;
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex III - point c
Annex III - point c
(c) Endurance test: The purpose of the test is to provide evidence that the hydrogen components are capable of reliable operation continuously. The test consists of carrying out a specific number of test cycles for the hydrogen component under variousspecified temperature and pressure conditions. A test cycle means the normal operation (i.e. one opening and one closing) of the hydrogen component.