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Notes :
(i) Mass emission tests shall be carried out as per
MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or
amendments, as applicable and suitable updation of the ratios of gas
component densities to exhaust gas density, hydrogen-carbon-oxygen ratio
and fuel consumption formula shall be done in type approval procedure.
(ii) Vehicle manufacturer shall submit the vehicle to any of the test agencies
specified in rule 126, for type approval.
(iii) Flex fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes
shall be tested on chassis dynamometers using the prevailing gasoline
vehicle emission driving cycle; and ED95 fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle
Weight greater than 3.5 tonnes shall be tested on engine dynamometers
using the prevailing diesel engine emission driving cycle.
(iv) Flex fuel vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel specified in Annexures
IV-J and IVQ and pure ethanol fuel vehicle shall be tested with reference
fuel specified in Annexure IV-R to these rules.
(v) For Conformity of Production test applicability, refer to
MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or
amendments, as applicable; and fuel requirement for applicable tests, refer
to above Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3.
(vi) The reference fuel shall be as specified in Annexure IV-J for gasoline,
Annexure IV Q for E85 vehicles and in Annexure IV-R for ED95 vehicles.
(vii) For commercial fuel specifications for gaoline IS 2796:2008 and its
subsequent amendments may be referred.
(viii) For base ethanol specifications refer IS 15464:2004 and for E85 and ED95
commercial fuel, oil marketing companies shall use suitable additives to
produce and dispense such grade of fuel. Specification for commercial E85
and ED95 shall be prepared by Bureau of Indian Standards.
(ix) The Conformity of Production frequency and sampling shall be as per
requirements given in MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its
subsequent issues or amendments, as applicable, according to category of
vehicle.
(x) Deterioration factors shall be as per prevailing emission norms, according
to the vehicle categories, where durability test is applicable.
(xi) For spark ignition vehicle, where measurement of net power is specified in
the case of normal gasoline vehicles, it shall be carried out on engine
dynamometer as per IS:14599-1999, with gasoline, as amended from time
to time.]
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[(xii) The reference fuel shall be as specified in Annexure IV-J for gasoline;
Annexure S for E100 vehicles.]

1 Inserted vide GSR 682(E), dt. 12-7-2016, w.e.f. 12-7-2016.