The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in its notification dated 17th January, 2020 has published the Central Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2020 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. The amendment is brought Under Rule 115B(1) which specifies the Mass emission standards for Compressed Natural Gas Driven Vehicles, after para BB, the following para has been inserted, namely:
Para BC: O.E. or Converted, Dual Fuel or Dedicated Dual Fuel, Vehicles having Diesel with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (Bio-CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as dual fuel.
The models manufactured by vehicle manufacturers shall be type approved as per the prevailing mass emission norms as applicable for the category of new vehicles in respect of the place of its use. The test applicability requirements for dual fuel engine shall depend on the Gas Energy Ratio.
Separate type-approval shall be required for mechanically controlled and electronically controlled diesel fuel injected vehicles when modified for dual fuel or dedicated dual fuel CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG operation
Rule 115-I has been inserted, namely: Mass emission standards for Di-Methyl Ether (DME or D100) Vehicles. These DME vehicle shall be specified by the vehicle manufacturer by affixing clearly visible sticker.
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