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Upcoming Meeting of the United Nations World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29)Dec 2025
Updates to the EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Requirements ProposedNov 2025
Canada Seeks Public Feedback on Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle RegulationsOct 2025
First Two Euro 7 Emissions Implementing Regulations PublishedSep 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Issue Proposal to Repeal 2009 Endangerment Findings and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle StandardsAug 2025
New Chinese Standard on Onboard Accident Emergency Call Systems PublishedJul 2025
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Publish Significant Number of Notices of Proposed RulemakingInterRegs.NET
Jun 2024
Draft EU Regulations on the Carbon Footprint of Electric Vehicle Batteries Published
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on batteries and waste batteries, which was published in July 2023, introduced a requirement for battery manufacturers to declare the carbon footprint of certain categories of battery that they produce, and electric vehicle batteries are one of those categories. To allow for the implementation of this requirement, on April 30, 2024, the European Commission published two draft Regulations relating to the carbon footprint of electric vehicle batteries.
Jun 2024
European Commission Requests Comments on a Proposed EU Regulation Covering Event Data Recorders for Heavy Duty Motor Vehicles
On May 21, 2024, the European Commission published a draft Regulation specifying the technical requirements and test procedures for Event Data Recorders (EDR's) fitted to heavy duty motor vehicles for public comment. The mandatory fitment of Event Data Recorders (EDR's) to heavy duty motor vehicles is one of the new safety features required by (EU) 2019/2144 (more commonly referred to as General Safety Regulation 2 or GSR 2). As specified in (EU) 2019/2144, from January 7, 2026, the fitment of an EDR becomes mandatory for all new types of M2, M3, N2 and N3 category vehicle (i.e. buses, coaches, heavy trucks and tractor units) and, from January 7, 2029, the fitment of an EDR will become mandatory for all new vehicles falling into those categories.
May 2024
EU eCall Regulations Updated to Require 4G/5G Compliant Systems
On April 19, 2024, an updated EU Regulation on eCall was published. This new EU Regulation, (EU) 2024/1180, amends the existing EU Regulation on eCall, (EU) 2015/758, to require the fitment of 4G/5G compatible eCall systems.