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vehicle.powertrainTypeCode

Powertrain type · Antriebsart

Powertrain architecture by the class the approval assigns (CoC items 23 and 23.1). internal-combustion: internal combustion engine(s) only. hybrid-electric: NOVC-HEV. plug-in-hybrid-electric: OVC-HEV, including range-extender vehicles. pure-electric: PEV (CoC 23 'pure electric: yes'). fuel-cell: FCV, NOVC-FCHV and OVC-FCHV; the off-vehicle charging of an OVC-FCHV is not expressed in 1.0. other. Marketing terms such as 'mild hybrid' do not decide the token.

Key
vehicle.powertrainTypeCode
Row name (BT-160)
Antriebsart [vehicle.powertrainTypeCode]
Powertrain type [vehicle.powertrainTypeCode]

The bare key vehicle.powertrainTypeCode is also accepted.

Tier
Recommended
Status
draft
Representation term
Code
Value format
one token from VEHICLE-POWERTRAIN 1.0
Grammar
^(internal-combustion|hybrid-electric|plug-in-hybrid-electric|pure-electric|fuel-cell|other)$
Unit
none
Code list

VEHICLE-POWERTRAIN 1.0

  • internal-combustion
  • hybrid-electric
  • plug-in-hybrid-electric
  • pure-electric
  • fuel-cell
  • other
Required when
SHOULD for hybrid, electric and fuel-cell vehicles; MAY otherwise
Statutory feature
No
Repeatable
No, at most one row per line
Anchors
  • Reg. (EU) 2017/1151 Annex XXI points 3.3.15-3.3.20 (NOVC-HEV, OVC-HEV, PEV, FCV, FCHV) and 3.4.1 'powertrain'
  • Reg. (EU) 2020/683 Annex VIII CoC items 23 and 23.1
  • informative: COVESA VSS Powertrain.Type
Carrier and binding
BG-32: BT-160 'Antriebsart [vehicle.powertrainTypeCode]', BT-161 'plug-in-hybrid-electric'
Crosswalk (informative)

COVESA VSS Powertrain.Type; KBA fuel code (mixes energy source and hybridisation)

informative; names and IRIs of third-party works, CC BY 4.0, sources stated; VDA 4938: reprint with source

Source and changes
registry/keys/powertrainTypeCode.yaml · Propose a change