To assess the class population, please follow these steps:
1) For the product group you have selected, click on the arrow to View the models distribution by performance class
This provides an overview on ALL registered models currently on the EU market. You may include models not marketed anymore by setting the checkbox “Include models not placed on the market anymore”.
2) You may restrict the assessment of population per class by using filters. For example, to check the class population of washing machines “free standing” and with a capacity between 7 and 10 kilograms:
In the “Filter by” section check
- “Free standing”
- Set a range for “Rated capacity”
- Press the button “Apply filters”
With this action you select all and only the products responding to the filtering criteria you have entered.
3) Click on the arrow to “View the models distribution by performance class”
The distribution can be used to have a picture of the state of art or models responding to your selection filters. Public administrations may use this as a compass to determine what are the highest and significantly populated classes, as required for eligibility of models according to the Taxonomy or to the Energy Efficiency Directive. To this extent, if the highest populated class has only very few models (as number of models in particular), representing a very small share of the market, it shall be not considered “significantly populated”.
The special case of tyres
1) Assessing the class population of tyres requires additional steps: a general assessment of the class population is meaningless, because the choice of tyres has to be necessarily related to specific parameter values, as from the homologation documentation of the vehicle.
Let’s begin by assessing the class population for passenger vehicle tyres:
2) the Filter by lets you select the specific tyres you need (e.g. by looking at the parameters moulded on the sidewall of the tyres originally mounted on the vehicle or consulting the homologation documentation). Let’s assume to assess the class population of summer tyres for a passenger car with tyres “245/45 R19 XL” that can reach a max speed of 195 km/h. In the “Filter by” section, enter the relevant tyre size, i.e. “245/45 R19” in the Size designation box, Select “Normal” as Use, Select all from “U” down to “Y” for “Speed index (U corresponds to the minimum allowed, but higher speeds are possible), and select “XL” for Load version. Then click on the Apply filters button:
With this action you have selected all and only the products responding to the filtering criteria you have entered. You may include models not marketed anymore by setting the checkbox “Include models not placed on the market anymore”.
3) Click on the arrow to “View the models distribution by performance class”
The distribution can be used, for example as a compass to determine what are the highest and significantly populated classes, as required for eligibility of models according to the Taxonomy or to the Energy Efficiency Directive. A class with only very few models, representing a very small share of the market, shall be not considered “significantly populated”