Fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles require certified laboratory testing and specified fuel consumption and tonne kilometre norms for exemption. Amendment replaces the prior Explanation to define fuel efficient motor vehicle, setting petrol and diesel eligibility by prescribed kilometres per litre or specific fuel consumption and net tonne kilometre norms respectively, certified by a designated Ministry of Industry officer based on Fuel Efficiency Tests by specified research establishments. The amendment prescribes detailed testing conditions including payload determination, cab and body weight allowances, fuel quality, steady speed test regimes with bi directional averaging, corrections for altitude and temperature, and reliance on specified Indian Standards; an annexed Table sets the diesel consumption and NTKM norms and their scheduled upgradations.
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Fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles require certified laboratory testing and specified fuel consumption and tonne kilometre norms for exemption.
Amendment replaces the prior Explanation to define fuel efficient motor vehicle, setting petrol and diesel eligibility by prescribed kilometres per litre or specific fuel consumption and net tonne kilometre norms respectively, certified by a designated Ministry of Industry officer based on Fuel Efficiency Tests by specified research establishments. The amendment prescribes detailed testing conditions including payload determination, cab and body weight allowances, fuel quality, steady speed test regimes with bi directional averaging, corrections for altitude and temperature, and reliance on specified Indian Standards; an annexed Table sets the diesel consumption and NTKM norms and their scheduled upgradations.
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