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Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org(SASO)  
 
  
 
DRAFT: FINAL 
 
 
   
SASO /FDS / 2847:2017-Amd1:2018 
 
 
  
 
  
FUEL ECONOMY LABELING REQUIREMENTS  
FOR NEW LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES 
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
 
ICS : 43.060.40 
 
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT SAUDI REGULATION CIRCULATED FOR 
COMMENT. IT IS, THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY NOT BE 
REFERRED TO AS A SAUDI REGULATION UNTIL APPROVED BY THE 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  
 SASO STANDARD                                              SASO 2847:2017/Amd1:0000 
 
 
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 FUEL ECONOMY LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
INCOMING LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES 
 
AMENDMENT (1) 
 
Page 3,        1- SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION  
 
Amend to read:  
 
This technical regulation is concerned with th e fuel economy labeling requirements of all new 
incoming light duty vehicles (including Battery  Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Plug-in Battery 
Electric Vehicle (PHEV)). 
 
Page 3,        2- DEFINITIONS  
Insert a new items 2.9, 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12 to read: 
 
2.9 Electric Vehicle (EV) 
An electric vehicle, also called an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or 
traction motors for propulsion. EVs can be Battery  Electric Vehicles (BEV) or Plug-in Hybrid 
Electric Vehicles (PHEV). 
 
2.10 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) 
A battery electric vehicle (BEV), battery-only el ectric vehicle, full electric vehicle, or all-
electric vehicle is a type of electric vehicle (EV) that uses chemical energy stored in 
rechargeable battery packs. BEVs use electric mo tors and motor controllers instead of internal 
combustion engines (ICEs) for propulsion. 
 
2.11 Plug-in Battery Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybr id electric vehicle that is equipped with an 
internal combustion engine along with an electri c motor that can be recharged by plugging it in 
to an external source of electric power as well by its on-board engine and generator. 
 
2.12 Fuel Economy Equivalency (FEe) 
Fuel Economy Equivalency (FEe) is a measure of  the average distance traveled per liter of 
gasoline equivalent. FEe is used to compare energy consumption EVs with the energy 
consumption of conventional ICE rated in kilometer per liter. 
 
Note: to calculate Fuel Economy Equivalency (FEe) refer to annex (1) 
  
 
 
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 Page 9,          5- LABEL DESIGN AND APPEARANCE 
 
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5.4. The fields (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K) and (L) of figures 4 ,5 and 7 
shall comply with the following requirements (field L for BEV, PHEV only) :   
 
5.4.3  Field (C): Shall include the vehicle engine size in liters or battery capacity in kWh for 
BEV or both engine size in L and battery capacity in kWh for PHEV.   
 
5.4.8  Field (H): Shall contain a black pentagon pointing at the fuel economy bracket that 
corresponds to the vehicle’s declared fuel ec onomy (or fuel economy equivalency FEe for BEV, 
PHEV) on the MTA. The black pentagon shall in clude the fuel economy value declared on the 
MTA to one decimal point (e.g. 18.3).    
5.4.10  Field (J): Shall include the vehicle’s type of fuel; i.e. (Gasoline 91, Gasoline 95, Diesel, 
etc.) or the electric vehicle’s type; i.e. (BEV, PHEV).  
 
Insert a new items 5.4.12 to read: 
 
5.4.12  Field (L): Shall include the vehicle’s electri c motor power consumption and if applicable, 
the ICE fuel economy (for BEV, PHEV only) 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
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 Insert new figures (5), (6), (7) and (8): 
 
Figure (5): Clarification of Information Fields for the BEV Fuel Economy Label 
   
Plug‐in EV 
بقابس ھجينة سيارة 
C   
Km/Le
H البطارية  سعة: Battery Capacity :A 
B 
D 
F GE
I J ك )الوقود اقتصاد( مكافئ لتر/م  
L 
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 Figure (6): Example of BEV Fuel Economy Label 
 
  
 
 
Battery EV كھربائية  سيارة  
  
18  اطوكيلو اعةس/100 مك  60 KWh 
Km/Le
21.1 Km/Le  Battery Capacity:البطارية  سعة: 
ك )الوقود اقتصاد( مكافئ لتر/م  SASO STANDARD                                              SASO 2847:2017/Amd1:0000 
 
 
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 Figure (7): Clarification of Information Fields for the PHEV Fuel Economy Label 
 
 
 
 
    
 
Plug‐in EV 
بقابس ھجينة سيارة 
C  
Km/Le
H البطارية  عةس:  
المحرك  عةس:     Battery Capacity : 
Engine Size:A 
B 
D 
F  GE
I J ك )الوقود اقتصاد( مكافئ لتر/م  
L 
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Figure (8): Example of PHEV Fuel Economy Label 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
  ) بقابس ھجينة سيارةPHEV(  
فقطال  الكھربائي  محرك   
19.3 واطك يلو اعةس/100 كم  فقط الوقود محرك 
15.3 لتر/كم  (مكافئ لتر/كم )الوقود اقتصاد SASO STANDARD                                              SASO 2847:2017/Amd1:0000 
 
 
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 Insert a new Annex (1) to read: 
 
Annex (1) 
Calculation of Fuel Ec onomy Equivalency (FEe) 
 
 
A.1 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) 
 
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GHG Elec. : is the carbon-related exhaust emission equiva lent from EVs as a result of electricity 
generation and transmission. 
 
GHG Upstr. : is the carbon-related exhaust emission value from upstream gasoline refining 
intended for consumption by a target internal combustion engine. 
 
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EC: is the vehicle energy consumption in kilowatt-hours per kilometer . 
GRIDLOSS: accounts for grid transmission losses and is equal to 0.93. 
AVGSUP: is the nationwide average electricity gr eenhouse gas emission rate at the power. 
plant, in grams per kilowatt-hour and is equal to 588. 
279: is the estimated grams of upstream greenhouse gas emissions per liter of gasoline. 
2348 : is the estimated content of greenhouse gas em issions per liters of gasoline in grams of 
CO 2.  
Target FE: is the fuel economy target value, of an internal combustion engine vehicle with a 
similar footprint to the required EV, as per Section 4 in the standard SASO 2864.  
A.2 Plug-in Battery Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 
 
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FE: is the fuel economy of the internal combusti on engine part of the PHEV and is calculated 
as per SASO 2864 Section 4. 
0.5: is the coefficient determining the daily dist ance covered by each type of fuel source (i.e. 
gasoline fuel source vs battery fuel source).