- accumulation period
means a time period during a single trip, indexed by an average speed and average total mass value, for which the vehicle determines the indexed values;
- Accuracy
means the deviation of the measurement reading from a reference value which is traceable to a national or international standard.
- battery
means a rechargeable electrical energy storage system (REESS) installed in an electrified vehicle and used mainly for traction purposes;
- charging event
means to fully charge the battery after break-off criterion is reached until the end-of-charge criterion is reached, as set out in the type-approval procedure;
- distance travelled during accumulation period
means the accumulation of the distance travelled during a vehicle’s lifetime, indexed by average speed and average total mass ranges, and limited to the accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges, using the same data source that the vehicle odometer uses;
- distance travelled during accumulation period with engine off
means the accumulation of the distance travelled during a vehicle’s lifetime with the engine off, indexed by average speed and average total mass ranges, and limited to the accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges, using the same data source that the vehicle odometer uses;
- distance travelled during accumulation period with engine on
means the accumulation of the distance travelled during a vehicle’s lifetime with the engine on, indexed by average speed and average total mass ranges, and limited to the accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges, using the same data source that the vehicle odometer uses;
- emissions approval
means the approval of an engine system or engine family as a separate technical unit with regard to emissions, or of the vehicle with regard to emissions in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 or any approval provided for as an alternative in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858, as the case may be;
- engine fuel rate
means the instantaneous amount of all fuel injected into the engine per unit of time, not including fuel injected directly into the pollution control device;
- engine output energy
means the brake engine power output over a vehicle’s lifetime, that is the accumulated mechanical energy provided by the engine;
- fuel cell fuel consumed
means the accumulation of the calculated amount of fuel injected into the fuel cell during a vehicle’s lifetime, indexed by average speed and average total mass values ranges, and limited to those accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges;
- granting approval authority (GAA)
means the authority responsible for granting an emissions approval.
- instantaneous brake engine power
means the instantaneous mechanical output energy per second;
- odometer
means an instrument as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151;
- on-board energy monitoring system (OBEM)
means any software or hardware as part of the OBFCM device that senses and uses vehicle, engine, fuel or electric energy parameters to determine and store in the vehicle the fuel and electric energy consumption data, their accumulating data, and other parameters relevant for determining the vehicle’s fuel or electric energy consumption and energy efficiency;
- on-board mass monitoring system (OBMM)
means any software or hardware as part of the OBFCM device to determine the vehicle total mass;
- total battery energy supplied to an off-board usage
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs equipped with V2X capabilities, the accumulation of the electric energy flowing out of the battery and used for V2X applications during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total distance travelled (lifetime)
means the accumulation of the distance travelled during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total electric energy into the battery
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs, the accumulation of the electric energy flowing into the battery from an external power supply connected via any charging interface the vehicle is equipped with during a vehicle’s lifetime, excluding any electrical losses between the external power source and the battery;
- total electric energy into the battery during AC charging
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs, the accumulation of the electric energy from AC charging flowing into the battery from an external power supply connected via any charging interface the vehicle is equipped with during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total electric energy into the battery during DC charging
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs, the accumulation of the electric energy from DC charging flowing into the battery from an external power supply connected via any charging interface the vehicle is equipped with during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total electric energy into the vehicle
means, for Pure Electric Vehicles (PEVs), Off-Vehicle Charging-Hybrid Electric Vehicles (OVC-HEVs) and Off-Vehicle Charging Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (OVC-FCHVs), the accumulation of the electric energy flowing into the vehicle from an external power supply connected via any charging interface the vehicle is equipped with during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total electric energy into the vehicle during alternating current (AC) charging
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs, the accumulation of the electric energy from AC charging flowing into the vehicle from an external power supply connected via any charging interface the vehicle is equipped with during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total electric energy into the vehicle during direct current (DC) charging
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs, the accumulation of the electric energy from DC charging flowing into the vehicle from an external power supply connected via any charging interface the vehicle is equipped with during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total energy supplied to on-board special equipment
means, for PEVs, OVC-HEVs and OVC-FCHVs equipped with ‘ePTO’ capabilities, the accumulation of the electric energy used for ‘ePTO’ applications during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total fuel cell active time
means the accumulation of the total time in which the fuel cell stack consumes hydrogen and generates electricity in any mode of operation during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total fuel cell fuel consumed
means the accumulation of the calculated amount of fuel injected into the fuel cell in kilograms during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total fuel cell system energy generated
means the total energy generated by the fuel cell in kWh during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- total fuel consumed (lifetime)
means the accumulation of the vehicle fuel rate during a vehicle’s lifetime;
- vehicle electric energy consumption during accumulation period
means the accumulation of the vehicle electric power consumption during a vehicle’s lifetime, indexed by average speed and average total mass values ranges, but limited to those accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges;
- vehicle electric energy consumption during accumulation period with engine off
means the accumulation of the vehicle electric power consumption during a vehicle’s lifetime with the engine off, indexed by average speed and average total mass values ranges, but limited to those accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges;
- vehicle electric energy consumption during accumulation period with engine on
means the accumulation of the vehicle electric power consumption during a vehicle’s lifetime with the engine on, indexed by average speed and average total mass values ranges, but limited to those accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges;
- vehicle electric power consumption
means the amount of electrical energy being either discharged from (positive consumption) or charged to (negative consumption) any rechargeable electric energy storage system by the vehicle per unit of time (i.e. the change in battery’s state of charge);
- vehicle fuel consumed during accumulation period
means the accumulation of the vehicle fuel rate during a vehicle’s lifetime, indexed by average speed and average total mass ranges, and limited to those accumulation periods the indexed values of which fall within the indexed ranges;
- vehicle fuel rate
means the instantaneous amount of all fuel injected into the engine and directly into the pollution control device per unit of time, not including the fuel used by a fuel operated space heater;
- vehicle total mass (TM)
means the total mass of a motor vehicle and, in case of a vehicle combination, of the vehicle combination as determined by the OBMM, in kilograms;
- vehicle-to-everything (V2X)
means the use of the traction batteries to cover external power and energy demand, such as V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) for grid stabilisation by utilising traction batteries, V2F (Vehicle-to-Facility) for utilising traction batteries as facility storage for local optimisation or emergency power sources in times of power failure, V2H (Vehicle-to-Home) for utilising traction batteries as residential storage for local optimisation or emergency power sources in times of power failure, and V2L (Vehicle-to-Load, only connected loads are supplied) for use in times of power failure and/or outdoor activity in normal times;