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268 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 115F
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[115F. Mass emission standards for bio-diesel (B100)

115F
(1) The newly manufactured vehicles fitted with compression ignition engine
compatible to run on diesel or mixture of bio-diesel up to hundred per cent. bio-diesel
(B100) (hereinafter referred to as flex-fuel bio-diesel vehicle), shall be type approved as
per prevailing diesel emission norms.
(2) The compatibility of vehicle to level of bio-diesel bland or B100 shall be specified
by the vehicle manufacturer and the same shall be displayed on vehicle by putting a
clearly visible sticker.
(3) Test requirements for the type approval and extension for different classes of
vehicles are specified in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 below, respectively:
TABLE 1
Test requirements for type approval and extension for four wheeled vehicles with gross
vehicle weight less than or equal to 3,500 kilograms
Serial Test Flex-fuel bio-diesel vehicle
number

1. Gaseous pollutants (type I test) On both diesel and B100 fuel
2. Free acceleration smoke (type II Test) On both diesel and B100 fuel
3. Durability (Type V), if opted for instead Only on diesel fuel
of fixed Deterioration Factor (DF)
4. On-board diagnostics (India OBD II) On both diesel and B100 fuel

TABLE 2
Test requirements for type approval and extension for three wheeled vehicles

Serial Test Flex-fuel bio-diesel vehicle
number
1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On both diesel and B100 fuel
2. Free acceleration smoke (Type II test) On both diesel and B100 fuel
3. Durability (Type V test), if opted for Only on diesel fuel
instead of fixed Deterioration Factor
TABLE 3
Test requirements for type approval and extension for four wheeled vehicles
with gross vehicle weight greater than 3,500 kg.
Serial Test Flex-fuel bio-diesel vehicle
number
1. Gaseous pollutants On both diesel and B100 fuel
2. Free acceleration smoke On both diesel and B100 fuel
3. Durability, if opted for instead of fixed DF Only on diesel fuel
4. On-board diagnostics (OBD) On both diesel and B100 fuel

1 Inserted vide GSR 412(E), dt. 11-4-2016, w.e.f. 11-4-2016.