20 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA related to 2014/0012(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The potential to reduce fuel consumption, and therefore pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, through efficient driving behaviour, so-called ‘eco- driving’, is insufficiently exploited. This is mainly due to a lack of information or awareness on the part of drivers about how to drive efficiently. The technical means for facilitating eco-driving is focused on two types of in-vehicle systems: fuel consumption meters (FCM) and gear shift indicators (GSI). A FCM is a device providing the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including instantaneous fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, fuel consumption when idling, lifetime fuel consumption and an estimation of the range of the vehicle based on the current fuel level. A GSI indicates the optimal gear when that is different from the selected gear, and what the driver should do (shift up or down) to minimise fuel consumption. Its purpose is to give the driver of a vehicle with a manual gearbox a visual warning when a gear change is necessary. GSI have already been made mandatory in new passenger cars of category M1 which are fitted with a manual gearbox, but not in any other type of motor vehicle such as light commercial vehicles, trucks or buses. In contrast, no legal requirement exists to fit FCM in any category of motor vehicle at present. Studies show that the potential of eco-driving can be better exploited when using both systems at the same time. Furthermore, FCM could help consumers to buy vehicles with low fuel consumption. This would be pertinent in particular in the case of heavy duty vehicles where no legal requirement exists at present to display the fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions of vehicles offered for sale. FCM and GSI can be installed at small cost for the vehicle manufacturer but are currently often unavailable or sold as part of options packages, which impedes their widespread use. Furthermore, where available, such devices are often installed in ways that are not well suited to facilitate eco-driving (e.g. no permanent visibility, no instantaneous information on fuel consumption, divergence between the fuel consumption displayed and the actual one).
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(3a) In Article 5(3), the following point (ea) is added: "(ea) equipment of vehicles with fuel consumption meters which provide the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour), lifetime fuel consumption (l), and an estimation of the range of the vehicle based on the current fuel level;"
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(3b) In Article 5(3), the following subparagraph is added: "The Commission shall adopt by 31 December 2016 the delegated act for supplementing the requirement referred to in point (ea). With effect from 1 January 2018, the national authorities shall refuse to grant EC type approval or national type approval for new types of vehicles which do not comply with that requirement. With effect from 1 January 2019, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles which do not comply that requirement, consider certificates of conformity to be no longer valid and prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of such vehicles."
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The potential to reduce fuel consumption, and therefore pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions, through efficient driving behaviour, so-called 'eco- driving', is insufficiently exploited. This is mainly due to a lack of information or awareness on the part of drivers about how to drive efficiently. The technical means for facilitating eco-driving is focused on two types of in-vehicle systems: fuel consumption meters (FCM) and gear shift indicators (GSI).
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) In accordance with the Commission's impact assessment, mandatory installation of fuel consumption meters would not put big burden on vehicle manufacturers. They can be installed at small cost, the biggest part of it links to the displaying of the information. Currently FCM are often unavailable or sold as part of optional packages, which impedes their widespread use. Furthermore, where available, such devices are often installed in ways that are not well suited to facilitate eco-driving (e.g. no permanent visibility, no instantaneous information on fuel consumption, divergence between the fuel consumption displayed and the actual one). At the same time, widespread availability of FCM could help vehicle users to decrease the emissions level and to monitor the fuel consumption. It would empower consumers when it comes to purchasing vehicles. Finally, consumers would be able to make the decision, particularly when buying used vehicles, on the basis of realistic information on fuel consumption.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to achieve EUnion air quality objectives and to ensure a continuous effort to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the application of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg, the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval, the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems, the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, the replacement of the information on the mass of CO2 emissions in the certificate of conformity with information on total mass of CO2 emissions equivalents, the increase or removal of the limit value of total hydrocarbons emissions for positive ignition vehicles, the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values that would correlate broadly with the petrol and diesel mass limit values, the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates, including nano-particulates, and a particle number limit value, a limit value for emissions of NO2 and limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(1b) In Article 5(4), the following point (ea) is added: "(ea) equipment of vehicles with fuel consumption meters which provide the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour), lifetime fuel consumption (l), and an estimation of the range of the vehicle based on the current fuel level."
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
(1c) In Article 5(4), subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall adopt by 31 December 2016 the delegated act for supplementing the requirement referred to in point (ea). With effect from 1 January 2018, the national authorities shall refuse to grant EC type approval or national type approval for new types of vehicles which do not comply with that requirement. With effect from 1 January 2019, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles which do not comply that requirement, consider certificates of conformity to be no longer valid and prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of such vehicles."
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 d (new)
Article 2 – point 1 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Gear shift indicators The Commission shall assess the appropriateness of introducing requirements to fit gear shift indicators in vehicles with a manual gearbox other than those of category M1 for which a requirement already exists under current Union legislation. Based on that assessment, the Commission shall submit, if appropriate, a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council extending the scope of application of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a to additional categories of vehicles. _______________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1.)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
After publication of the delegated acts adopted in accordance with the second subparagraph and at the manufacturer's request, this Regulation shall apply to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council* with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a concerning the detailed rules on the application of this Regulation to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg but with a maximum vehicle mass not exceeding 5 07 500 kg. The delegated acts shall ensure in particular that at chassis dynamometer tests the actual operational mass of the vehicle is appropriately considered for determining the equivalent inertia as well as other default power and load parameters.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 3 – point 18 a (new)
Article 3 – point 18 a (new)
(1a) In Article 3, the following point is added: "18a. 'fuel consumption meter' means a device which provides the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour) and lifetime fuel consumption (l)."
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(3a) In Article 5(3), the following point is inserted after point (i): "(ia) fuel consumption meters; "
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. After the completion of the UN/ECE Particulate Measurement Programme, conducted under the auspices of the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations, and at the latest upon entry into force of Euro 6, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt, without undue delay, delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to adopt the following measures, without lowering the level of environmental protection within the Union:
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall keep under, as soon as possible, review the procedures, tests and requirements referred to in Article 5(3) as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions. If the review finds that those procedures, tests, requirements and test cycles are no longer adequate or no longer reflect real world emissions, the Commission shall act in accordance with Article 5(3) in order to adapt themFollowing that review, the Commission shall by means of delegated acts referred to in Article 5(3) adapt procedures, tests cycles and requirements so as to adequately reflect the emissions generated by real driving on the road. That review shall be conducted every two years.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 3
Article 3
(1a) In Article 3, the following point is added: "16a. 'fuel consumption meter' means a device which provides the driver with accurate information about the real fuel consumption of the vehicle, including at least the following data: instantaneous fuel consumption (l/100 km), average fuel consumption (l/100 km), fuel consumption when idling (l/hour) and lifetime fuel consumption (l)."
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point k a (new)
(1b) In Article 5(4), the following point is added: "(ka) fuel consumption meters."
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Gear shift indicators The Commission shall assess the appropriateness of introducing requirements to fit gear shift indicators in vehicles with a manual gearbox other than those of category M1 for which a requirement already exists under current Union legislation. Based on that assessment, the Commission shall submit, if appropriate, a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council extending the scope of application of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 to additional categories of vehicles. _______________ 1 Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (OJ L 200, 31.7.2009, p. 1).