MINISTRY OF POWER NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2015

S.O. 1072(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (a) and (b) of Section 14  read with Section 18 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, and in supersession of the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Power number S.O. 290(E), dated the 30th January, 2014, hereby specifies energy consumption standards for motor vehicles which are type approved under the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, with at least four wheels, other than quadricycles, used for the carriage of passengers and their luggage and comprising not more than nine seats including driver’s seat, and of Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding three thousand and five hundred kilograms (hereinafter referred to as the said motor vehicle) for the purpose of manufacturing or importing for sale of the said category of motor vehicles in the following manner, namely:—

1. (1) Each manufacturer of the said motor vehicles shall comply with energy consumption standard in terms of Average Fuel Consumption Standards as provided below:—

(i)                           The Average Fuel Consumption Standard = a x (W-b) + c, where,

a        = Constant Multiplier

Average    Fuel    Consumption    Standard    =   Average    Fuel    Consumption    Standard    of manufacturer in petrol equivalent liter per 100 kilometer;

b          = Fixed Constant;

c          = Fixed Constant;

W        = Weighted average of unladen mass in kilogram (kg) of all new said   motor vehicle, manufactured or imported for sale by the manufacturer;

(ii)         the constant multiplier and the fixed constants shall be determined from Table 1.1 and  Table

1.2 as given below depending upon the year of manufacturing or import of the said motor vehicle in India, namely:—

Table 1.1

(for fiscal years 2017-18 to 2021-22)

Table 1.2

(fiscal year 2022-23 onwards)

(iii)                     where weighted average Unladen Mass (W) for a manufacturer is calculated as per the following formula:—

where, W = ∑Ni Wi / ∑ Ni,

Ni             = Number of the said motor manufactured or imported for sale in India of a model i in the respective fiscal year;

Wi            = Unladen mass in kilogram of a model i in the respective fiscal year.

(2)                         The Central Government may, by notification, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, revise the value of ‘b’ as specified in Table 1.2 provided the average unladen mass of all the vehicles manufactured or imported during the calendar year 1st January, 2016 to   31st December, 2016 is less than one thousand one hundred and forty five kilograms, in which case the average unladen mass of all the vehicles in the said period will be the value of ‘b’.

(3)                         The Average of Actual Fuel Consumption shall be determined as per the following procedure:—

(i)                           Average of Actual Fuel Consumption in petrol equivalent liter per one hundred kilometer for a manufacturer is the weighted average fuel consumption of all the said motor vehicles, manufactured or imported in a fiscal year and shall be determined as per the following formula:—

Average of Actual Fuel Consumption = ∑KiNiFCi / ∑Ni where,

Ni             = Number of vehicles manufactured or imported for sale of a model i,

FCi          = Petrol equivalent fuel consumption in liter per 100 kilometer of a model i; Ki     = Equivalent vehicle credits for electric vehicles;

(ii)                        the Fuel Consumption (FC) in liter per one hundred kilometer of every model shall be determined as per the following formula derived from the procedure for Details of Standards for Tailpipe Emissions from Petrol, Diesel, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Engine Vehicles and Test Procedure as specified under the Central Motor  Vehicle Rules, 1989;

(a)                          the actual fuel consumption of every model in terms of the liter per one hundred kilometer  (in the case of petrol, LPG or diesel) and in kilogram per one hundred kilometer in the case  of CNG shall be calculated by the following formulae:

FCpetrol =         0.04217 x CO2

FCdiesel =         0.03776 x CO2

FCLPG   =          0.06150 x CO2 FCCNG  =    0.03647 x CO2,

where,

CO2 = the measured emission of carbon dioxide in gram per kilometer as per type approval;

(b)                         the actual fuel consumption of every electricity driven model shall be measured in terms of kWh per one hundred kilometer as per type approval;