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RULE 115 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 215

(ii) Specification for commercial CNG and commercial LPG shall be in
accordance with BIS 15958:2012 and as per BIS 14861:2000 respectively.
(iii) Biodiesel used in commercial Diesel shall be as per IS 15607.
(iv) Specification for Commercial Diesel fuel shall be as per Annexure IV-V.
(v) Specifications for commercial E85 shall be as specified in accordance with
the Indian Standards as amended from time to time.
(vi) Specification of commercial Biogas (Bio-methane) shall be as per IS
16087:2013 and as amended time to time.
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[(vii) Specifications of commercial Hydrogen Enriched Compressed Natural Gas
(HCNG) shall be as per IS 17314:2019 and as amended from time to time.]
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[(viii) Specification for commercial ethanol fuel (E20) shall be as per IS 17021:2018.]
6. There shall be no relaxation of norms for Conformity of Production (COP) pur-
poses.
7. The Conformity of Production (COP) testing procedure shall be as described in
AIS 137 and as amended time to time. For 3W vehicles, at least 50% of Vehicle
models produced from particular plant shall be selected randomly from dealer’s
location or warehouse.
8. Alternative to fixed DF mention in Table 1, the vehicle manufacturers may opt for
evaluation of deterioration factor as per procedure described in AIS 137.
9. The engine power shall be measured on engine dynamometer and the measured
power shall confirm to the power specified and tested as per procedure prescribed
in AIS 137 and as amended time to time.
10. The vehicle presented for Type approval shall have been run for 1000 km before
the test.
11. (a) C.I. vehicles specified herein shall comply with the provisions of clause (ii)
of sub-rule (2) of rule 115.
(b) S.I. Vehicles specified herein shall comply with the provision of clause (i)
of sub-rule (2) of rule 115.
12. Crank case ventilation system shall not permit the emission of any of the crankcase
gases into the atmosphere. Test procedure shall be as per AIS 137.
13. Evaporative emission for gasoline driven vehicles shall not be more than 1.5 g/test.
Test procedure shall be as per AIS 137.
14. The Three wheeler vehicles shall be equipped with On-Board Diagnostic (OBD)
systems for emission control which shall have the capability of identifying the
likely area of malfunction by means of fault codes stored in computer memory as
per the procedure laid down in AIS 137.
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[15. The CNG/Bio-CNG/HCNG Vehicles shall meet all the safety requirements as per
AIS 024, AIS-028 Revision 1 as applicable.]
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[16. The compatibility of vehicle to level of ethanol blend of E12 or E15 or E20 or E85
or E100 shall be defined by the vehicle manufacturer and the same shall be
displayed on vehicle by putting a clearly visible sticker.
17. For the bi-Fuel vehicles, the Reference Gasoline fuel shall be as E5 or E10 or E12 or
E15 as declared by the manufacturer during approval.]

1 Inserted vide GSR 585(E), dt. 25-9-2020, w.e.f. 25-9-2020.
2 Inserted vide GSR 156(E), dt. 8-3-2021, w.e.f. 8-3-2021.
3 Inserted vide GSR 585(E), dt. 25-9-2020, w.e.f. 25-9-2020.
4 Inserted vide GSR 728(E), dt. 11-10-2021, w.e.f. 12-10-2021.