COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/1339
of 23 September 2020
on the approval pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of efficient vehicle exterior lighting using light emitting diodes as an innovative technology for reducing CO
2
emissions from certain light commercial vehicles in relation to the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Innovative technology
Article 2
Application for certification of CO
2
savings
Article 3
Certification of CO
2
savings
Article 4
Eco-innovation code
Article 5
Entry into force
ANNEX
Methodology to determine the CO
2
savings of Efficient Exterior LED Lights for use in certain light commercial vehicles
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TESTING CONDITIONS
Class |
See point 1.3 and footnote 2 of UN/ECE Regulation No 123 |
% LED Intensity |
Activation Mode (*1) |
C |
Base Passing Beam (Country) |
100 |
50 km/h < speed < 100 km/h Or when no mode of another passing beam class is activated (V, W, E) |
V |
Town |
85 |
Speed < 50 km/h |
E |
Motorway |
110 |
Speed > 100 km/h |
W |
Adverse Conditions |
90 |
Windshield wiper active > 2 minutes |
2.1.
Test equipment
2.2.
Determination of the power savings
2.2.1.
Measurement of the power consumption
Speed range |
WLTP_share |
< 50 km/h |
0,588 |
50 – 100 km/h |
0,311 |
> 100 km/h |
0,101 |
2.2.2.
Calculation of the power savings
Vehicle light |
Power consumption PB [W] |
Low beam headlamp |
137 |
High beam headlamp |
150 |
Front position |
12 |
Licence plate |
12 |
Front fog lamp |
124 |
Rear fog lamp |
26 |
Front turn signal lamp |
13 |
Rear turn signal lamp |
13 |
Reversing lamp |
52 |
Cornering lamp |
44 |
Static Bending lamp |
44 |
End-outline marker lamp (vehicles width > 2,1 m) |
12 |
Side marker lamp (vehicles length > 6 m) |
24 |
3. CALCULATION OF THE CO
2
SAVINGS
Vehicle light |
Usage factor (UF) |
Low beam headlamp |
0,33 |
High beam headlamp |
0,03 |
Front position |
0,36 |
Licence plate |
0,36 |
Front fog lamp |
0,01 |
Rear fog lamp |
0,01 |
Front turn signal lamp |
0,15 |
Rear turn signal lamp |
0,15 |
Reversing lamp |
0,01 |
Cornering lamp |
0,019 |
Static Bending lamp |
0,039 |
End-outline marker lamps (width > 2,1 m) |
0,36 |
Side marker lamps (length > 6 m) |
0,36 |
Type of Engine |
Consumption of effective power VPe [l/kWh] |
Petrol/E85 |
0,264 |
Petrol/E85 Turbo |
0,280 |
Diesel |
0,220 |
LPG |
0,342 |
LPG Turbo |
0,363 |
|
Consumption of effective power VPe [m3/kWh] |
CNG (G20) |
0,259 |
CNG (G20) Turbo |
0,275 |
Type of fuel |
Conversion factor (CF) [g CO2/l] |
Petrol/E85 |
2 330 |
Diesel |
2 640 |
LPG |
1 629 |
|
Conversion factor (CF) [g CO2/m3] |
CNG (G20) |
1 795 |