Notification, 2018

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th May, 2018

G.S.R. 490(E).— Whereas, the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide number

G.S.R.1524 (E), dated the 20th December, 2017, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date of which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 20th December, And whereas, no objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section 1 of section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement: - (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2018.

(2) These rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), after rule 115G, the following rule shall be inserted namely: – “115H. Mass emission standards for flex-fuel Methanol M15 or M100 and Methanol MD 95 vehicles.–

(1) The newly manufactured gasoline vehicles fitted with spark ignition engine compatible to run on gasoline or a mixture of fifteen percent methanol in gasoline (M15) or one hundred percent methanol (M100), (hereinafter referred to as flex-fuel methanol vehicle), shall be the type approved as per the prevailing gasoline emission norms.

(2) The newly manufactured methanol vehicle with Gross Vehicle Weight above 3,500 kilograms compatible to run on methanol fuel (MD95), shall be the type approved as per the prevailing diesel emission norms, as applicable for that category.

(3) The compatibility of vehicle to level of methanol blend (M15/M100/MD95) shall be defined by the vehicle manufacturer and the same shall be displayed on the vehicle by affixing a clearly visible sticker.

(4) Test requirements for the type approval for different classes of vehicles are specified in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3, respectively:

Table 1 Test requirements for type approval for M and N category vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms Sr. No. Test Applicability

1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On both Gasoline and M15 or M100 fuel

2. Idle and high idle emission (type II Test)

3. Crankcase emission (Type III) Only on Gasoline fuel

4. Evaporative emissions (Type IV) Only on Gasoline fuel

5. Durability (Type V) Only on Gasoline fuel

6. On-board diagnostics (OBD) OBD I / OBD II as applicable On both Gasoline and M15 or M100 fuel Table 2 Test requirements for type approval for two or three wheeled vehicles Sr. No. Test Applicability

1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I Test) On both Gasoline and M15 or M100 fuel

2. Idle and emission (Type II Test)

3. Crankcase emission (Type III) Only on Gasoline fuel

4. Evaporative emissions (Type IV) Only on Gasoline fuel

5. Durability (Type V) Only on Gasoline fuel

6. On-board diagnostics (OBD) OBD I /OBD II as applicable On both Gasoline and M15 or M100 fuel Table 3 Test requirements for type approval for M and N category vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight greater than 3,500 kilograms Sr. No. Test Applicability

1. Gaseous Pollutants Test on MD95

2. Free acceleration smoke

3. Durability 4 On-board diagnostics (OBD) Notes-

1. Mass emission tests shall be carried out as per MoRTH/ CMVR / TAP-115/116 Issue 4 or AIS 137, as amended from time to time, as applicable and suitable updation of the ratios 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. Flex fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight not exceeding 3,500 kilograms shall be tested on chassis dynamometers using the prevailing gasoline vehicle emission driving cycle.

4. Methanol fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight greater than 3.5 tonnes shall be tested on engine dynamometers using the prevailing diesel engine emission driving cycle.

5. M15, M100 and MD95 vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel as notified by Government of India from time to time. Till availability of reference fuels, testing shall be done on commercially available methanol or methanol gasoline blends.

6. Specifications for M15, M100 and MD95 fuels to be prepared by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Oil marketing companies shall use suitable additives to produce and dispense such grades of fuels.

7. Flex fuel vehicles shall be tested with reference fuel specified in Annexures IV-Y and methanol fuel vehicle shall be tested with reference fuel specified in Annexure IV- Z and Annexure IV – ZA to these rules.

8. For Conformity of Production test applicability, refer to MoRTH/ CMVR/ TAP-115/116 Issue 4 or AIS-137 as amended from time to time, as applicable and fuel requirements for applicable tests, refer to Table 1, Table 2 and Table-3.

9. The reference fuel for Gasoline shall be specified by Government of India from time to time.

10. For commercial fuel specifications for gasoline IS 2796:2008 and its subsequent amendments may be referred.

11. The Conformity of Production frequency and sampling shall be as per requirements given in MoRTH/CMVR/ TAP-115/116 Issue 4 or AIS-137 as amended from time to time, as applicable, according to category of vehicle.

12. Deterioration factors shall be as per prevailing emission norms, according to the vehicle categories, where durability test is applicable.

13. For spark ignition vehicle, where measurement of net power is specified in the case of normal gasoline vehicle, it shall be carried out on engine dynamometer as per IS: 14599-1999 with gasoline and M15 or M100 fuels as amended from time to time.”.

3. In the principal rules, after ANNEXURE IV-X, the following Annexures shall be inserted, namely: - “ANNEXURE IV-Y Technical specifications of the reference fuel M15* Parameter Unit Test method2 Minimum Maximum Research octane number, RON 91.0 - EN ISO 5164 Motor octane number, MON 81.0 - EN ISO 5163 Density at 15 °C kg/m3 Report ISO 3675

EN ISO 20884

Oxidation stability minutes 360 EN ISO 7536 Existent gum content (solvent washed) Appearance This shall be determined at ambient temperature or 15 °C whichever is higher.

Clear and bright, visibly free of suspended or precipitated contaminants Visual inspection

EN 13132

EN 14517

Vapour Lock Index 750 950 Density at 15°C (kg/m3) 720 775 ASTM D 6423 Copper strip corrosion Rating Class 1 EN ISO 2160 Acidity, (as acetic acid CH3COOH) % m/m (mg/l)

ASTM D 1613

ratio report Additive % (V/V) 2 *(To be replaced by BIS Specifications when published) Notes.-

1. The values quoted in the specifications are "true values". In establishment of their limit values the terms of ISO 4259 Petroleum products - Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test have been applied and in fixing a minimum value, a minimum difference of 2R above zero has been taken into account; in fixing a maximum and minimum value, the minimum difference is 4R (R = reproducibility). Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for technical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels shall nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits. Should it be necessary to clarify whether a fuel meets the requirements of the specifications, the terms of ISO 4259 shall be applied.

2. In case of dispute, the procedure for dissolving the dispute and interpretations of the results based on test method precision, described in EN ISO 4259 shall be used.

3. In case of national dispute concerning sulphur content, either EN ISO 20846 or EN IS 20884 shall be called up similar to the reference in the National annex of EN 228.

4. The actual sulphur content of the fuel used for the Type I Test shall be reported.

5. The unleaded petrol content can be determined as 100 minus the sum of the percent content of water and alcohol.

6. There shall be no intentional addition of compounds containing phosphorus, iron, manganese, or lead to this reference fuel.

ANNEXURE IV-Z

Technical specifications of the reference fuel M100* Parameter Unit Limits Test method Appearance Bright and Clear Visual Inspection Purity on dry basis % (V/V) Min 99.85 IMPCA 001-14 Acetone mg/kg Max 30 Distillation Range at 760 mm Hg °C Max 1 ASTM D1078-11 Specific Gravity 20°/20° 0.791-0.793 ASTM D4052-11 Pottasium Permanganate Time Test at 15°C Min Min 60 ASTM D1363-11 Chloride mg/kg Max 0.5 IMPCA 002-98 Hydrocarbons Pass test ASTM D 1722-09 Aromatics Optional *(To be replaced by BIS Specifications when published) Technical specifications of the reference fuel (MD95) Parameter Unit Test method3 Minimum Maximum Total alcohol (Methanol including content on higher saturated alcohols) Other higher saturated mono-alcohols (C3- C5) Acidity, calculated as acetic acid % m/m 0.0025 EN 15491 Appearance Bright and clear

EN-ISO 12937

EN15692

Aldehydes calculated as acetaldehyde % m/m 0.0050 ISO 1388-4 Esters calculated as ethylacetat % m/m 0.1 ASTM D1617

EN 15486

Inorganic chloride mg/kg 1.0 EN 15484 or EN 15492 Electrical Conductivity µS/cm 2.50 DIN 51627-4 or pr

EN 15938

Notes.-

1. Additives are necessary to fulfil the MD95 fuel specification such as cetane improver as specified by the engine manufacturer, shall be added to the methanol fuel, as long as no negative side effects are known. If these conditions are satisfied, the maximum allowed amount is 10 % m/m.

2. The values quoted in the specifications are "true values". In establishment of their limit values the terms of ISO 4259 Petroleum products – Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test have been applied and in fixing a minimum value, a minimum difference of 2R above zero has been taken into account; in fixing a maximum and minimum value, the minimum difference is 4R (R =reproducibility). Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for technical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels shall nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits. Should it be necessary to clarify whether a fuel meets the requirements of the specifications, the terms of ISO 4259 shall be applied.

3. Equivalent EN/ISO methods will be adopted when issued for properties listed above.

4. Should it be necessary to clarify whether a fuel meets the requiremnets of specifications, the terms of EN 15489 shall be applied.”.

2. In the principal rules, in Annexure IX, -

(i) in serial numbers (1) and (2), for the words and figures, “Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004” the words and figures “Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016” shall be substituted;

(ii) after Note 3, the following note shall be inserted, namely: - “Note 4 – For sr. no. 5 above, the CNG/ BIO-CNG components (except LNG components), shall conform to the requirements of ISO 15500 with effect from 1st day of October, 2018.”. ABHAY DAMLE, Jt. Secy.

Foot note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number

G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and last amended vide notification number

G.S.R. 454(E) dated the 15 th May, 2018.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

RAKESH SUKUL

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