Regulation (EU) 2018/956 on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles

Summary:

The European Commission presented on 31 May 2017 a legislative initiative on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (HDV).

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an informal agreement on a compromise draft law on 26 March 2018. The Council formally endorsed the text on 25 June.

Further information:

The Commission proposes to monitor and report CO2 emissions from new HDVs subject to the certification procedure, in order to close the knowledge gap and create full market transparency. Through this step, all relevant data calculated by manufacturers in line with the certification methodology would be monitored, reported and published at EU level.

This would give transport operators access to information on the performance of lorries of different makes with similar characteristics. Vehicle manufacturers would be able to compare their vehicles’ performances with those of other makes. Public authorities would have access to comprehensive data for designing and implementing policies to promote more fuel-efficient lorries. Finally, it would enable analysis of the data, e.g. assess the penetration level of certain technologies.

The proposed initiative was launched as part of a package of measures put forward together with the 'Europe on the Move' strategy.

+ Launch of the 'Europe on the Move' strategy, May 2017

Background:

This is the third step of a process which has been built throughout the years to address a knowledge gap regarding CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of new HDVs placed on the EU market. First, the Commission developed simulation software - the Vehicle Energy Consumption calculation tool (VECTO) - in order to calculate the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of new HDVs in a comparable and cost-effective manner. Second, the Commission proposed a regulation on the determination of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption for new heavy-duty vehicles (so-called certification regulation) under existing type approval legislation.

This also became a necessary step for implementing and enforcing future CO2 emission standards for HDVs. A monitoring and reporting system is particularly necessary for assessing the compliance of such future standards, as is the case for cars and vans.

+ Communication on a strategy for low-emission mobility, July 2016
+ Communication on 'Delivering on low-emission mobility', November 2017

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2017)279: Proposal for a Regulation on the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2017:279:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2017)188: Impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2017:188:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2017)189: Executive summary of the impact assessment http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2017:189:FIN

EurActiv, 03.04.18: Ambitious agreement on CO2 emission of heavy-duty vehicles https://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/ambitious-agreement-on-co2-emission-of-heavy-duty-vehicles/

Legislative Train: Monitoring and reporting CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-resilient-energy-union-with-a-climate-change-policy/file-monitoring-and-reporting-co2-emissions-from-heavy-duty-vehicles

EP: Legislative Observatory: Monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil-mobile/fiche-procedure/2017/0111(COD)

European Commission: Commission welcomes ambitious agreement on first ever EU legislation to monitor and report CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-2603_en.htm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 27.03.18: CO2 emissions of lorries, buses and coaches: provisional agreement with Parliament on new rules for monitoring and reporting http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/03/27/co2-emissions-of-lorries-buses-and-coaches-provisional-agreement-with-parliament-on-new-rules-for-monitoring-and-reporting/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 25.06.18: CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles: Council adopts monitoring and reporting rules https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/06/25/co2-emissions-of-heavy-duty-vehicles-council-adopts-monitoring-and-reporting-rules/

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