This standard specifies the procedure to apply in order to measure the range and the consumption of the electrically propelled road vehicles (pure electric vehicles).
This standard applies to the categories of vehicles M1, M2, N1 and N2 motor tricycles and quadricycles from the motocycles type.
This standard does not apply to electric hybrid or partially electrically propelled road vehicles.
NOTE. An electrically propelled road vehicle is also named an electric vehicle.
note:1) Categories of vehicles M1 M2, N1 and N2, are defined in Directive 92/53/EEC.
2) Motor tricycles and quadricycles are defined in Directive 92/61/EEC.
BS EN 1986-1:1997 history
1997BS EN 1986-1:1997 Electrically propelled road vehicles - Measurement of energy performances - Pure electric vehicles