With an intention to cut back air pollution and introduce extra fuel-efficient vehicles, the federal government has proposed to make it necessary for mild, medium and heavy responsibility motor vehicles of numerous classes to adjust to fuel consumption standards from April 2023, in accordance with an official assertion.
The assertion mentioned the continued compliance to fuel consumption standards shall be verified as per the process of conformity of manufacturing, outlined within the Automotive Industry Standard 149.
“The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a notification dated 1st July 2022, amending Rule 115 G of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR) 1989, to incorporate compliance with Fuel Consumption Standards (FCS), for mild, medium and heavy responsibility motor vehicles of numerous classes, manufactured in, or imported by, India,” it mentioned.
Prior to this notification, the assertion mentioned, compliance with annual fuel consumption normal was relevant to vehicles of M1 class (motorized vehicle used for carriage of passengers, comprising no more than 8 seats, along with the driving force’s seat) with Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) as much as 3.5 tonnes.
The MoRTH in an announcement mentioned the intention of this notification is to increase the ambit of vehicles for compliance with FCS, and therefore introduce extra fuel environment friendly vehicles.
The assertion additional mentioned the date of applicability of this notification is April 1, 2023 and feedback have been invited from all stakeholders inside 30 days from the date of the notification.
(Only the headline and film of this report could have been reworked by the Business Standard employees; the remainder of the content material is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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