The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide its notification dated 27th January 2022, has notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The amendment is brought under rule 115-B which deals with mass emission of standards for compressed natural gas driven vehicles.
The in-use vehicles fitted with CNG kits shall meet the type approval emission norms on CNG operation, as specified in these rules for gasoline vehicles as applicable to the corresponding year of manufacturer of such vehicles, subject to a minimum norms as under:- for the vehicles manufactured on and after the 1st day of April 2016, the type approval norms as applicable, subject to minimum of Bharat Stage-IV emission norms for two and three wheeler.”
For the purpose of granting type approval to the vehicle fitted with a CNG (natural gas) kit, performance tests shall be carried out as per the table notified under the rules and the vehicles shall meet all the safety requirements as per AIS 024, AIS-028 Revision 1 as applicable.
Further the type approvals for vehicles retrofitted with CNG kits shall be valid for three years from the date of issue of such approval and shall be renewed for every three years at a time.
Type approval for vehicles retrofitted/modified for CNG operation shall be given for vehicles of specific make. Such kit shall be considered fit for retrofitment in any vehicle within a specified range of engine capacity of cc within a range of ± 7% tolerance for vehicles up to 1500 cc & ± 5% above 1500 cc.
