Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1806 of 25 November 2020 on the approval of the use of the engine-on coasting function in passenger cars with internal combustion engines and in not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric passenger cars as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/128/EU, 2013/341/EU, 2013/451/EU, 2013/529/EU, 2014/128/EU, 2014/465/EU, 2014/806/EU, (EU) 2015/158, (EU) 2015/206, (EU) 2015/279, (EU) 2015/295, (EU) 2015/1132, (EU) 2015/2280, (EU) 2016/160, (EU) 2016/265, (EU) 2016/588, (EU) 2016/362, (EU) 2016/587, (EU) 2016/1721, (EU) 2016/1926, (EU) 2017/785, (EU) 2017/1402, (EU) 2018/1876, (EU) 2018/2079, (EU) 2019/313, (EU) 2019/314, (EU) 2020/728, (EU) 2020/1102, (EU) 2020/1222 (Text with EEA relevance)

The engine-on coasting function is approved as an innovative technology within the meaning of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, provided that the following conditions are met: (a) the engine-on coasting function is fitted for use in passenger cars of category M1 powered by an internal combustion engine, or in not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric vehicles of category M1 for which uncorrected measured fuel consumption and CO2 emission values may be used in accordance with Annex 8 to Regulation No 101 of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations, and provided that the powertrain configuration is either P0 or P1, where P0 means that the electric machine is connected to the engine transmission belt, and P1 means that the electric machine is connected to the engine crankshaft; (b) the vehicles fitted with the engine-on coasting function are equipped with automatic transmission or manual transmission with automated clutch; (c) the engine-on coasting function is automatically activated in the predominant driving mode of the vehicle, i.e. the driving mode that is always selected when the engine is turned on regardless of the operating mode selected when the engine was previously shut down; (d) it is not possible to deactivate, either by the driver or by external intervention, the engine-on coasting function when the engine is on in the predominant driving mode of the vehicle; (e) the engine-on coasting function is not active when the velocity of the vehicle is less than 15 km/h.

1 A manufacturer may apply to a type-approval authority for certification of the CO2 savings from the use of the technology approved in accordance with Article 1 (‘the innovative technology’) by reference to this Decision.

2 The manufacturer shall ensure that the application for the certification is accompanied by a verification report from an independent and certified body confirming that the technology conforms to Article 1.

3 Where CO2 savings have been certified in accordance with Article 3, the manufacturer shall ensure that the certified CO2 savings and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) are recorded in the certificate of conformity of the vehicles concerned.

1 The type-approval authority shall ensure that CO2 savings from the use of the innovative technology have been determined using the methodology in the Annex.

2 The type approval authority shall record the certified CO2 savings determined in accordance with paragraph 1, and the eco-innovation code referred to in Article 4(1) in the relevant type-approval documentation.

4 The type-approval authority shall record all the elements considered for the certification in a test report and keep that together with the verification report referred to in Article 2(2), and shall make that information available to the Commission on request.

5 The type-approval authority shall only certify CO2 savings from the use of the innovative technology if it finds that the technology conforms with Article 1, and if the CO2 savings achieved are 1 g CO2/km or higher, as specified in Article 9(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011.

1 The innovative technology approved by this Decision is attributed with the eco-innovation code 36.

2 The certified CO2 savings recorded by reference to that eco-innovation code may only be taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of CO2 of manufacturers for the calendar year 2020.

This Implementing Decision and the following Implementing Decisions are repealed with effect from 1 January 2021: Implementing Decisions 2013/128/EU, 2013/341/EU, 2013/451/EU, 2013/529/EU, 2014/128/EU, 2014/465/EU, 2014/806/EU, (EU) 2015/158, (EU) 2015/206, (EU) 2015/279, (EU) 2015/295, (EU) 2015/1132, (EU) 2015/2280, (EU) 2016/160, (EU) 2016/265, (EU) 2016/588, (EU) 2016/362, (EU) 2016/587, (EU) 2016/1721, (EU) 2016/1926, (EU) 2017/785, (EU) 2017/1402, (EU) 2018/1876, (EU) 2018/2079, (EU) 2019/313, (EU) 2019/314, (EU) 2020/728, (EU) 2020/1102, (EU) 2020/1222. From that date, CO2 savings certified by reference to those Decisions shall not be taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of manufacturers.

This Decision shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.