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RULE 115G THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 269

Diesel vehicles which are declared as compatible to run on bio-diesel up to 20 per
cent. blend shall be tested only with Reference Diesel Fuel for prevailing emission norms.
Notes:—
(1) 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 ratio of gas
component densities to exhaust gas density, hydrogen-carbon-oxygen ratio
and fuel consumption formula shall be done in type approval procedure.
(2) Vehicle manufacturer shall submit the vehicle to any of the test agencies
specified in rule 126, for type approval.
(3) Bio-diesel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3.5 tonne
shall be tested on chassis dynamometer using the prevailing diesel vehicle
emission driving cycle and the B100 fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight
greater than 3.5 tonne shall be tested on engine dynamometers using the
prevailing diesel engine emission driving cycle.
(4) Bio-diesel vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel (as per IS 15607:2005)
specified in Annexure IV-S to these rules.
(5) For Conformity of Production test applicability, refer to
MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or
amendments, as applicable; and for fuel requirement for applicable tests,
refer to above Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3.
(6) 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.
(7) Deterioration factors shall be as per prevailing emission norms, according
to the vehicle categories.]
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[ [115G. Fuel consumption standard]

115G
(1) Every manufacturer or importer of M1 motor vehicles which are type approved
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under rule 126, with at least four wheels, other than quadricycles [and armoured
vehicles], used for carriage of passengers and their luggage and comprising not more
than nine seats including driver’s seat, and of gross vehicle weight not exceeding 3,500
kilograms, manufactured or imported for sale in India, shall on and from the 1st day of
April, 2017, comply with the Average Fuel consumption Standard, notified under the
Energy Conservation Act, 2001 vide notification of the Government of India in the
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Ministry of Power number 1072(E), dated the 23rd April, 2015 [, as amended from time
to time].
(2) The procedure for ensuring compliance under sub-rule (1) shall be as laid down
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in Document No. MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 [AIS 137], as amended from time to
time.
(3) The procedure specified under sub-rule (2) shall be evaluated annually by the
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[an agency designated under rule 126].]

1 Inserted vide GSR 954(E), dt. 4-10-2016, w.e.f. 5-10-2016.
2 Substituted for “115F. Fuel consumption standard” vide GSR 1461(E), dt. 27-11-2017, w.r.e.f. 5-10-2016.
3 Inserted vide GSR 844(E), dt. 22-11-2022, w.e.f. 23-11-2022.
4 Inserted, ibid..
5 Inserted vide GSR 728(E), dt. 11-10-2021, w.e.f. 12-10-2021.
6 Substituted for “the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar” vide GSR 844(E),
dt. 22-11-2022, w.e.f. 23-11-2022.