1. ELECTRIC VEHICLE REGULATION IN JAPAN
SIAM-JAMA Meeting
ELECTRIC VEHICLE REGULATION IN JAPAN
(Draft)
I am Shunji Akamatsu from JAMA’s Motorcycle ???.
I’ll be talking about strengthening of Japan’s next-version exhaust emission regulations
OCT
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2. <Overview>
- To date, no national regulation specific to electric motorcycles has been established in Japan.
　Currently, those motorcycles are covered by:
　Vehicle: Road Transport Vehicle Act
　Battery charger: Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act
- The new UN regulation (UN-Rxxx) on safety requirements for electricity and batteries for L-category electric vehicles is now being developed based on UN-R100 for automobiles.
In last August GRSP/RESS-IG, draft amendments to the formal document were prepared. The draft has been submitted for the next GRSP meeting in December.
If approved, the regulation is expected to be issued by 2016 after passing WP29 in next June.
- Under such circumstances, Japan will work on the adoption of the UN regulation from the beginning of 2015, if the formal document is approved at December GRSP so that the Road Transport Vehicle Act could be amended in line with the issuance of UN-Rxxx in 2016.

3. New UN regulation for L-category based on UN R100
<Purpose>
WP29
Establish the new UNR for Electric Safety of Electric
Vehicles.
→ Expand the scope of UNR100 to Motorcycles(L1-L7)
GRSP
<Schedule>
2010
2012
2012
2013
2014
2015
RESS Informal Working Group
Nov.
Oct.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
May
Aug.
Dec.
Jun. ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▽ ▽
(RESS : Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems)
#1 meeting
#7 meeting
WP29
GRSP
#11
GRSP
#12
GRSP
WP29
Chairman: Mr. Gerd Kellermann (Germany)
Started
the discussion
about motorcycle
Approved
formal document
for automobile
Informal
document
Submit
formal
document
<Main Concerns>
Pending concerns are approved at #12 REES meeting.
Formal document will be submitted to December GRSP.
1. Introductory Provision
Japan MLIT proposed to add the Introductory Provision that CP can add Collision Test
if required, instead of withdrawing the request to exclude L5-L7 from the scope.
IMMA will propose to add the sentence of “This regulation does not include any
requirements regarding post-crash safety” to the scope.
2. Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV)
Requirement of insulation resistance for FCV was eliminated from the formal document.
IMMA will propose to reinsert this requirement.

4. <Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act related standards>
It is assumed the amendment to Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act would take place when the following reference standards are to be issued or revised, and subsequently taken in as the national standard, whose reference therein will be then amended, although the details have not yet been made clear.
Status of relevant standards:
　ISO18246: In the course of DIS voting (closed on Dec. 25).
　IEC : Status fluctuating (JPN is opposing to this standard).
　IEC : Amendment proposal to be included in November IEC/TC61 meeting agenda.
<Other related standards>
　The status of issuance and amendment of other relevant standards are as follows:
ISO13063, and : Already issued.
　ISO18243: Passed CD2. Decision will be made in the next November meeting
whether to move to DIS voting.
　ISO13062: To move to DIS voting in near future as TR
　IEC : JPN to come back with proposal of DC charging connector for
motorcycle in November meeting.

5. List of EV regulations and standards
= Completed
= Under development
EV (Passenger Car)
e-PTW
International Regulations
Electrification safety
UN R100
UN Rxxx @RESS_IG 2012～
Part1
REESS safety
Part2
(post-impact)
UN R12, 94, 95
Transportation safety
UN transportation rules
International Standards
Terminology and classification
ISO TR 8713
ISO TR (ISO/TC22/China) 2010～
Electrification safety (vehicle)
ISO 6469
ISO13063
Safety Requirement at Charging
ISO 17409
ISO (ISO/TC22/Japan) 2012～
Conductive charging system
IEC ,2
IEC (IEC/TC69/Swiss) 2012～
IEC (IEC/TC61) 2014～
DC charging connectors
IEC 62196
IEC (IEC/TC23/Swiss) 2012～
Battery testing
ISO ,2
ISO (ISO/TC22/China) 2012～
Battery safety
ISO
Electricity consumption
ISO 8714
ISO
Vehicle performance
ISO 8715
ISO 5

6. <Quiet Road Transport Vehicle(Q.R.T.V.)>
Requirements for approaching warning devices for “quiet vehicles” including EV have been being discussed at the GTR informal meeting of GRB/QRTV, targeting to establish GTR mainly for passenger cars. However, views remain conflicting between US and JPN/EU, and this issue has been stuck due to the internal situations of US.
In the scope of QRTV GTR, L-category vehicles are still included as well as M and N category vehicles (IMMA is requiring that motorcycles be excluded).
On the other hand, it was approved that a new UN regulation would start to be developed by the same WG as QRTV GTR from September. Drafting is on the way at a fast pace. Only M and N categories are subject to this regulation in Phase-I, and L category will then be included in the next phase.
While MLIT of JPN is looking to the legislation applicable to L-category as well, the approaching warning device for motorcycles is still under discussion including the necessity of it.