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274 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 RULE 115-K

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. (i) DME vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3.5 ton
shall be tested on chassis dynamometer using the prevailing diesel vehicle
emission driving cycle.
(ii) D100 fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight greater than 3.5 ton shall
be tested on engine dynamometers using the prevailing diesel engine
emission driving cycle.
4. DME vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel (as per ISO 16861:2015) as
specified in Annexure IV-ZC 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 Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 above.
6. The Conformity of Production (CoP) frequency and sampling shall be as
per requirements specified 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 and
according to the vehicle categories.]
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[ [115-J.] Requirements for the motor vehicles running on compressed gaseous

hydrogen fuel cell
115J
(1) The motor vehicles of Category M and Category N, running on compressed
gaseous hydrogen fuel cell shall be in accordance with AIS 157:2020, as amended from
time to time, till the corresponding BIS specification is notified under the Bureau of
Indian Standard Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).
(2) The hydrogen fuel specification for fuel cell vehicles shall be in accordance with
ISO 14687 till the corresponding BIS specification is notified under the Bureau of Indian
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Standard Act, 2016 (11 of 1986) .]
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[115K. Requirements for motor vehicles of Categories LM and N running on

anhydrous ethanol or blends of ethanol with gasoline
115-K
The safety requirements of motor vehicles of Categories L, M and N running on
anhydrous ethanol or blends of ethanol with gasoline, with fuel specifications as
specified under the said rules, shall be in accordance with AIS 171:2021, as amended
from time to time, till the corresponding Standard is notified under the Bureau of Indian
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Standard Act, 1986 (11 of 2016).]
1 Inserted vide GSR 579(E), dt. 23-9-2020, w.e.f. 23-9-2020.
2 Existing Rule 115-I numbered as rule 115J thereof vide GSR 343(E), dt. 25-5-2021, w.e.f. 25-5-2021.
3 Should be read (11 of 2016).
4 Inserted vide GSR 343(E), dt. 25-5-2021, w.e.f. 25-5-2021.
5 Should be read “2016”.