Fuel Emission Norms

India's retail vehicle sales jumped 14% to more than 2 million in March on festival demand and buying ahead of implementation of new fuel emission norms, the country's Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Tuesday.

Automobile manufacturers have been urged to start production of flex-fuel vehicles and flex-fuel strong hybrid electric vehicles within six months

With the new BS6 emission norms, many manufacturers have been going through a tough time and it has drastically twisted the market

India is the third-largest user of transport automobiles in the world but 70 per cent of its transport energy needs are met by importing fossil fuels.

The new norms propose having standards for rolling resistance, wet grip and rolling sound emission, which will be mentioned on tyres, in a bid to improve overall safety levels of cars, and will be applicable for new tyres from October 2021.

The corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) requirements are designed to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles as India pushes auto manufacturers to invest in more fuel-efficient cars or in cleaner technologies like electric and hybrid.

The Hero Pleasure+ 110 received BS6 compliance earlier this year and updated model has received its first price hike to the tune of Rs. 800. The BS6 Hero Pleasure+ 110 now starts at Rs. 55,600 for the sheet metal version, while the range-topping model with alloy wheels is priced at Rs. 57,600 (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi). Mechanically, the scoot...

The Indian government decided to skip BS5 regulations altogether and the automakers, fuel companies and component makers had three years to prepare for the new BS6 norms that have come into effect from April 1, 2020. Over Rs. 80,000 crore has been invested in developing new vehicles, engines, components and more to meet the new regulations and also...

After revealing the prices for the BS6 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight, Forty-Eight Special in India, the American motorcycle manufacturer has officially listed the prices for the 2020 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy on its official website. Offered in two variants, the new 2020 Harley Davidson gets a starting price of Rs. 18.25 lakh (ex-showroom) for the Milw...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) unveiled the new BS6 compliant range or BharatBenz commercial vehicles for the country. The new offerings not only meet the upcoming emission norms but also get comprehensive upgrades to the design, new vehicle telematics system and improved fuel efficiency over the previous versions. BharatBenz says that th...

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is an iconic SUV that is best known for its go-anywhere capability. It also turns out to be one of the vehicles that you think of when someone says gas-guzzling vehicles. With stringent emission norms and the need to look for alternative fuel sources, it is more difficult than ever to keep the G-Class legacy alive. However...

The automobile sector has been a witness to the biggest drop in sales ever since 1998 and there are several factors that have contributed to this. Right from new emission norms kicking in to raw materials and fuel prices soaring, to GST rates and finally, low buying sentiment. The drop in sales have of course affected even the market share of compa...

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday informed Rajya Sabha that fuel conforming to stringent BS-VI emission norms has been introduced in the national capital to reduce air pollution. The Minister also informed the Upper House that sale of BS-VI compliant vehicles would begin in the country from next year.

Refineries have spent more than Rs. 30,000 crore to improve its facilities to make sure that BS6 fuel is ready before the updated emission norms kick in on April 2020.

Continental is targeting to be ready with its technology a little ahead of the deadline and supply it to OEMs in a bid to give them more time for installation and tuning which ultimately will ensure smoother transition to BS6.

India's retail vehicle sales jumped 14% to more than 2 million in March on festival demand and buying ahead of implementation of new fuel emission norms, the country's Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Tuesday.

Automobile manufacturers have been urged to start production of flex-fuel vehicles and flex-fuel strong hybrid electric vehicles within six months

With the new BS6 emission norms, many manufacturers have been going through a tough time and it has drastically twisted the market

India is the third-largest user of transport automobiles in the world but 70 per cent of its transport energy needs are met by importing fossil fuels.

The new norms propose having standards for rolling resistance, wet grip and rolling sound emission, which will be mentioned on tyres, in a bid to improve overall safety levels of cars, and will be applicable for new tyres from October 2021.

The corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) requirements are designed to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles as India pushes auto manufacturers to invest in more fuel-efficient cars or in cleaner technologies like electric and hybrid.

The Hero Pleasure+ 110 received BS6 compliance earlier this year and updated model has received its first price hike to the tune of Rs. 800. The BS6 Hero Pleasure+ 110 now starts at Rs. 55,600 for the sheet metal version, while the range-topping model with alloy wheels is priced at Rs. 57,600 (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi). Mechanically, the scoot...

The Indian government decided to skip BS5 regulations altogether and the automakers, fuel companies and component makers had three years to prepare for the new BS6 norms that have come into effect from April 1, 2020. Over Rs. 80,000 crore has been invested in developing new vehicles, engines, components and more to meet the new regulations and also...

After revealing the prices for the BS6 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight, Forty-Eight Special in India, the American motorcycle manufacturer has officially listed the prices for the 2020 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy on its official website. Offered in two variants, the new 2020 Harley Davidson gets a starting price of Rs. 18.25 lakh (ex-showroom) for the Milw...

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) unveiled the new BS6 compliant range or BharatBenz commercial vehicles for the country. The new offerings not only meet the upcoming emission norms but also get comprehensive upgrades to the design, new vehicle telematics system and improved fuel efficiency over the previous versions. BharatBenz says that th...

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is an iconic SUV that is best known for its go-anywhere capability. It also turns out to be one of the vehicles that you think of when someone says gas-guzzling vehicles. With stringent emission norms and the need to look for alternative fuel sources, it is more difficult than ever to keep the G-Class legacy alive. However...

The automobile sector has been a witness to the biggest drop in sales ever since 1998 and there are several factors that have contributed to this. Right from new emission norms kicking in to raw materials and fuel prices soaring, to GST rates and finally, low buying sentiment. The drop in sales have of course affected even the market share of compa...

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday informed Rajya Sabha that fuel conforming to stringent BS-VI emission norms has been introduced in the national capital to reduce air pollution. The Minister also informed the Upper House that sale of BS-VI compliant vehicles would begin in the country from next year.

Refineries have spent more than Rs. 30,000 crore to improve its facilities to make sure that BS6 fuel is ready before the updated emission norms kick in on April 2020.

Continental is targeting to be ready with its technology a little ahead of the deadline and supply it to OEMs in a bid to give them more time for installation and tuning which ultimately will ensure smoother transition to BS6.