Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2161

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;

means the deviation of the measurement reading from a reference value which is traceable to a national or international standard.

means a rechargeable electrical energy storage system (REESS) installed in an electrified vehicle and used mainly for traction purposes;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

means the brake engine power output over a vehicle’s lifetime, that is the accumulated mechanical energy provided by the engine;

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;

means the authority responsible for granting an emissions approval.

means the instantaneous mechanical output energy per second;

means an instrument as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151;

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;

means any software or hardware as part of the OBFCM device to determine the vehicle total mass;

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;

means the accumulation of the distance travelled during a vehicle’s lifetime;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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;

means the accumulation of the calculated amount of fuel injected into the fuel cell in kilograms during a vehicle’s lifetime;

means the total energy generated by the fuel cell in kWh during a vehicle’s lifetime;

means the accumulation of the vehicle fuel rate during a vehicle’s lifetime;

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;

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;

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;

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);

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;

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;

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;

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;