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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 19th May, 2015

G.S.R 412(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 number G. S.R. 882(E), dated the 10th December, 2014, in the Gazette oflndia, 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 10th December, 2014; And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government;

Now, therefore,in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the foIJowing rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2015.

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

2. In Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the principal rules) after rule 115D, the following rule shall be inserted namely:- "115E. Mass emission standards for flex-fuel ethanol (E85) and ethanol (ED95) vehicles.- (I) The newly manufactured gasoline vehicles fitted with spark ignition engine compatible to run on gasoline or a mixture of gasoline and ethanol up to eighty-five percent ethanol blend (E85) (hereinafter refe.rredto as flex-fuel ethanol vehicle), shall be type approved as per prevailing gasoline emission norms.

(2) The newly manufactured ethanol vehicle with Gross Vehicle Weight above 3.5 tonnes compatible to run on ethai-101 fuel (ED95), shall be type approved as per prevailing diesel emission norms, as applicable for that category.

(3) The compatibility of vehicle to level of ethanol blend of E85 or ED95 shall be defined by the vehicle manufacturer and the same shall be displayed on vehicle by putting a clearly visible sticker. r:

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

Table 1 Test requirements for type approval and extension for four wheeled vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3,500 kg I S.No. Test Flex-fuel ethanol vehicle

1. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On both gasoline and E85 fuel

2. Idle and high idle emission ( Type II test) 0? both gasoline and E85 fuel

3. Crank case emission (Type III) Only on gasoline fuel

4. Evaporative emissions (Type JV) Only on gasoline fuel

5. Durability (Type V), if opted for, instead of Only on gasoline fuel fixed deterioration factor I L: "·- 1 __ .--,:--1 .J ?.- - ·- _ .,.1. ? /r'\.?? TT' - .. .. . -- - - c :

Table 2 Test requirements for type approval and extension for two or three wheeled vehicles S.No. Test Flex-fuel ethanol vehicle I. Gaseous pollutants (Type I test) On both gasoline and E?5 fuel

2. Idle and emission ( Type II test) On both gasoline and E85 fuel

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

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

5. Durability (Type V), if opted for, instead of Only on gasoline fuel fixed deterioration factor Table 3 Test requirements for type approval and extension for four wheeled vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight greater than 3,500 kg S.No. Test Applicability

1. Gaseous pollutants Test on ED95 fuel (as per prevailing emission norms BSIII or BIV)

2. Free acceleration smoke Test on ED95

3. Durability, if opted for, instead of Test onED95 fixed deterioration factor 4 On-board diagnostics (OBD) Test onED95 Notes:-

(i) Mass emission tests shall be carried out as per MoRTH/CMVR/TAP?l15/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or amendments, 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.

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(ii) Vehicle manufacturer shall submit the vehicle to any of the test agencies specified in rule 126, for type approval.

(iii) Flex fuel vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes shall be tested on chassis dynamometers using the prevailing gasoline vehicle emission driving cycle; and ED95 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.

(iv) Flex fuel vehicles shal1 be tested with reference fuel specified in Annexures IV-J and IV-Q and pure ethanol­ fuel vehicle shall be tested with reference fuel specified in Annexure-IV-R to these rules.

(v) For Conformity of Production test applicability, refer to MoRTH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or amendments, as applicable; and fuel requirement for applicable tests, refer to above Table I, Table 2 and Table 3.

(vi) The reference fuel shall be as specified in Annexure IV-J for gasoline; Annexure IV Q for E85 vehicles and in Annexure-IV-R for ED95 vehicles.

(vii) For commercial fuel specificationsfor gasoline IS 2796:2008 and its subsequent amendments may be referred.

(viii) For base ethanol specifications refer IS 15464:2004 and for E85 and ED95 commercial fuel, oil marketing companies shall use suitable additives to produce and dispense such grade of fuel. Specification for. commercial E85 and ED95 shall be prepared by Bureau of Indian Standards.

(ix) The Conformity of Production frequency and sampling shall be as per requirements given in MoR TH/CMVR/TAP-115/116 Issue 4 and its subsequent issues or amendments, as applicable, according to

(x) Deterioration factors shall be as per prevailing emission norms, according to the vehicle categories, where

(xi) For spark ignition vehicle, where measurement of net power is specified in the case of normal gasoline vehicles, it shall be carried out on engine dynamometer as per IS: 14599-1999, with gasoline, as amended from time to time.".

3. In the principal rules, after ANNEXURE IV-P, the following Annexures shall be inserted,narnely.- ) "ANNEXURE IV-Q Technical specifications of the reference fuel E85 Parameter Unit Limits' Test method' Minimum Maximum Research octane number, RON 95.0 - EN ISO 5164 Motor octane number, MON 85.0 - EN ISO 5163 Density at 15 °C kg/rrr' Report ISO 3675 (DVPE)

EN ISO 20884

Oxidation stability · minutes 360 EN ISO 7536 washed) Appearance I Clear and bright, visibly free of Visual inspection This shall be determined at ambient suspended or precipitated temperature or 15 °C whichever is contaminants higher Ethanol and higher alcohols 7

EN 13132

EN 14517

,t'' J Methanol %VIV 0.5 Water content %VIV 0.3 ASTME 1064 Inorganic chloride content mg/1 1 ISO 6227 pHe 6.5 9.0 AS'FMD 6423 Copper strip corrosion Rating Class 1 EN ISO 2160 Acidity, (as acetic acid CH3COOH) %m/m - 0.005 ASTMD 1613 (mg/1) ---L·-- _..J !?- .t..1 -----!?--L! .. ..._ ,_ ,. T _1_1!_1 .,L -L!'A..1.-! 1_ LL_ J:" ISO 4259 Petroleum products - Determination and application of precision data in relation to methods oftest 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, describe 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 refere?cein 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 per cent content of water and alcohol.

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

7. Ethanol to meet the specification of EN 15376 is the only oxygenate that shall be intentionally added to this reference fuel.

Technical specificationsof the reference fuel (ED95)1 I on higher saturated alcohols) (CJ.:.C5) Acidity, calculated as acetic acid %mlm 0.0025 EN 15491 I.

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1. Additives ate necessary to fulfil the ED95 fuel specification such as cetane improver as specified by the engine manufacturer, shall be added to the ethanol fuel, as long as no negative side effects are known. If these conditions are satisfied, the maximum allowed amount is 10 % m/m. Denaturants for ED95 fuel, if required, shall be approved by the vehicle manufacturer or shall be either Ethyl Tert Butyl Ether (ETBE); or Iso butanol; or Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK); or Tert butanol or Iso Propanol

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 requirements of the specifications, the terms ofEN 15489 shall be applied".

I· . [No. RT-11028/13/2014-MVL] Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub­ section (i) vide

G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2ndJune, 1989 and last amended vide

G.S.R. 290(E) dated 15th April, 2015.

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