Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00356:front:0:p12
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2.23.1.  "Bi-fuel gas vehicle" means a bi fuel vehicle that can run on petrol and also    on either LPG, NG/biomethane or hydrogen.
              2.24. "Alternative fuel vehicle" means a vehicle designed to be capable of running on at least one type of fuel that is either gaseous at atmospheric temperature and pressure, or substantially non-mineral oil derived.
              2.25. "Flex fuel vehicle" means a vehicle with one fuel storage system that can run on different mixtures of two or more fuels.
              2.25.1. "Flex fuel ethanol vehicle" means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on petrol or a mixture of petrol and ethanol up to an 85 per cent ethanol blend (E85).
              2.25.2. "Flex fuel biodiesel vehicle" means a flex fuel vehicle that can run on mineral diesel or a mixture of mineral diesel and biodiesel.
              2.26. "Vehicles designed to fulfil specific social needs" means diesel vehicles of category M1 which are either:
                (a) Special purpose vehicles with reference mass exceeding 2,000 kg[3];
               (b) Vehicles with a reference mass exceeding 2,000 kg and designed to  carry seven or more occupants including the driver with the exclusion,               as from 1 September 2012, of vehicles of category M1G3;
                (c) Vehicles with a reference mass exceeding 1,760 kg which are built   specifically for commercial purposes to accommodate wheelchair use                             inside the vehicle.
  3.  Application for approval
              3.1.  The application for approval of a vehicle type with regard to exhaust emissions, crankcase emissions, evaporative emissions and durability of pollution control devices, as well as to its on-board diagnostic (OBD) system shall be submitted by the vehicle manufacturer or by his authorized representative to the Approval Authority.
              3.1.1.  In addition, the manufacturer shall submit the following information:
                  (a) In the case of vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines, a declaration by the manufacturer of the minimum percentage of misfires out of a total number of firing events that would either result in emissions exceeding the limits given in paragraph 3.3.2. of Annex 11, if that percentage of misfire had been present from the start of a Type I test as described in Annex 4a to this Regulation, or that could lead to an exhaust catalyst, or catalysts, overheating prior to causing irreversible damage;
                  (b) Detailed written information fully describing the functional operation characteristics of the OBD system, including a listing of all relevant parts of the emission control system of the vehicle that are monitored by the OBD system;
                  (c) A description of the malfunction indicator used by the OBD system to signal the presence of a fault to a driver of the vehicle;
                  (d) A declaration by the manufacturer that the OBD system complies with the provisions of paragraph 7. of Appendix 1 to Annex 11