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272 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 115H

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. Flex fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms
shall be tested on chassis dynamometers using the prevailing gasoline
vehicle emission driving cycle.
4. Methanol 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.
5. 1 [M15, M85, M100 and MD95] vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel as
notified by Government of India from time to time. Till availability of
reference fuels, testing shall be done on commercially available methanol
or methanol gasoline blends.
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6. Specifications for [M15, M85, M100 and MD95] fuels to be prepared by
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Oil marketing companies shall use
suitable additives to produce and dispense such grades of fuels.
7. Flex fuel vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel specified in Annexures
IV-Y and methanol fuel vehicle shall be tested with reference fuel specified
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in [Annexure IV-Z, Annexure IV-ZA and Annexure IVZB] to these rules.
8. For Conformity of Production test applicability, refer to
MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 or AIS-137 as amended from time to
time, as applicable and fuel requirements for applicable tests, refer to Table
1, Table 2 and Table 3.
9. The reference fuel for Gasoline shall be specified by Government of India
from time to time.
10. For commercial fuel specifications for gasoline IS 2796:2008 and its
subsequent amendments may be referred.
11. The Conformity of Production Frequency and sampling shall be as per
requirements given in MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 or AIS-137 as
amended from time to time, as applicable, according to category of vehicle.
12. Deterioration factors shall be as per prevailing emission norms, according
to the vehicle categories, where durability test is applicable.
13. For spark ignition vehicle, where measurement of net power is specified in
the case of normal gasoline vehicle, it shall be carried out on engine
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dynamometer as per IS:14599-1999 with [gasoline and M15 or M85 or
M100] fuels as amended from time to time.]

1 Substituted for “M15, M100 and MD95” vide GSR 37(E), dt. 17-1-2020, w.e.f. 17-1-2020.
2 Substituted for “Annexure IV-Z and Annexure IV-ZA”, ibid.
3 In Official Gazette, figure “IV” seems to be missing.
4 Substituted for “gasoline and M15 or M100” vide GSR 37(E), dt. 17-1-2020, w.e.f. 17-1-2020.