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Zero Emissions Technology

Bus and Coach Safety Advisories

As part of the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative Funding Agreement administered by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, we’ve developed a series of bus and coach safety advisories for zero emissions technology.

The series provides information relating to heavy vehicle standards and specifications, safe vehicle operations, vehicle maintenance and infrastructure, and is aimed at manufacturers, suppliers and operators of heavy vehicles, plus related components and infrastructure.

Information provided in this series may also be a useful reference for Australian state and territory governments, transport agencies and transport regulators.

Advisory 1. Electric Power Train Systems

Released August 2023
Advisory 1 of this Bus and Coach Safety Advisory Series was released in August 2023 and is intended to support incoming ADR’s 109/00 and 110/00 relating to zero emissions technology for heavy vehicles.

Below are relevant regulation and standards resources that can be incorporated into existing heavy vehicle specification forms (systems) for use by manufacturers, bus operators and transport agencies.

Chapter overview

  1. Componentry of battery and hydrogen zero emissions vehicles
  2. Heavy vehicle regulations in Australia and ADR’s.
  3. Recommendations for the adoption of United Nations regulations and website links to the latest regulations:
      1. UN R100 Rev. 3 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to specific requirements for the electric power train.
      2. UN R10 Rev. 6 – Electromagnetic compatibility
      3. UN R134 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety-related performance of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (HFCV)
      4. EC 79/2009 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety-related performance of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (Note: as a base as R134 does not require all components subject to high pressure hydrogen to be tested and certified)
      5. UNR138 Rev. 1 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of Quiet Road Transport Vehicles with regard to their reduced audibility (QRTV).
  4. Review of other related or equivalent international standards and specifications.
  5. Future global technical specification – Global Technical Regulation 20 on electric vehicle safety.

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Advisory 2 Vehicle operations and maintenance

Released August 2023
Advisory 1 of this Bus and Coach Safety Advisory Series was released in August 2023 and is intended to support incoming ADR’s 109/00 and 110/00 relating to zero emissions technology for heavy vehicles.

Below are relevant regulation and standards resources that can be incorporated into existing heavy vehicle specification forms (systems) for use by manufacturers, bus operators and transport agencies.

Chapter overview

  1. Componentry of battery and hydrogen zero emissions vehicles
  2. Heavy vehicle regulations in Australia and ADR’s.
  3. Recommendations for the adoption of United Nations regulations and website links to the latest regulations:
      1. UN R100 Rev. 3 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to specific requirements for the electric power train.
      2. UN R10 Rev. 6 – Electromagnetic compatibility
      3. UN R134 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety-related performance of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (HFCV)
      4. EC 79/2009 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety-related performance of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (Note: as a base as R134 does not require all components subject to high pressure hydrogen to be tested and certified)
      5. UNR138 Rev. 1 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of Quiet Road Transport Vehicles with regard to their reduced audibility (QRTV).
  4. Review of other related or equivalent international standards and specifications.
  5. Future global technical specification – Global Technical Regulation 20 on electric vehicle safety.

Download resources

Advisory 3 Fixed systems and infrastructure

Release November 2024
Advisory 1 of this Bus and Coach Safety Advisory Series was released in August 2023 and is intended to support incoming ADR’s 109/00 and 110/00 relating to zero emissions technology for heavy vehicles.

Below are relevant regulation and standards resources that can be incorporated into existing heavy vehicle specification forms (systems) for use by manufacturers, bus operators and transport agencies.

Chapter overview

  1. Componentry of battery and hydrogen zero emissions vehicles
  2. Heavy vehicle regulations in Australia and ADR’s.
  3. Recommendations for the adoption of United Nations regulations and website links to the latest regulations:
      1. UN R100 Rev. 3 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to specific requirements for the electric power train.
      2. UN R10 Rev. 6 – Electromagnetic compatibility
      3. UN R134 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety-related performance of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (HFCV)
      4. EC 79/2009 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of motor vehicles and their components with regard to the safety-related performance of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles (Note: as a base as R134 does not require all components subject to high pressure hydrogen to be tested and certified)
      5. UNR138 Rev. 1 – Uniform provisions concerning the approval of Quiet Road Transport Vehicles with regard to their reduced audibility (QRTV).
  4. Review of other related or equivalent international standards and specifications.
  5. Future global technical specification – Global Technical Regulation 20 on electric vehicle safety.

Download resources