Tag: BS-VI

Govt mandates distinct colour bands for number plate of BS-VI four wheel vehicles

The BS-VI emission standards, which have been mandated w.e.f. 1st April, 2020, provide for stricter and cleaner emission norms and are at par with the emission standards being followed across the world

June 8, 2020

M&M Feb auto sales plunge 42% to 32,476 units

Its domestic sales last month stood at 30,637 units, 42 per cent lower than 52,915 vehicles sold in February 2019, the company said in a regulatory filing.

March 1, 2020

Hero MotoCorp launches three new BS-VI two-wheelers with price starting at Rs 59,600

Hero also introduced BS-VI versions of its two scooter models, Destini 125 and Maestro Edge 125

February 15, 2020

Toyota Kirloskar Motor opens booking for BS-VI compliant Innova Crysta at Rs 15.36 lakh

Vehicle stability control, hill assist control and emergency brake signal now come as standard features across the Innova Crysta range.

January 6, 2020

Auto industry says it’s difficult to have BS-VI vehicles by 2018

Auto industry said the government’s move to advance introduction of BS VI fuels in the Capital is a step in the right direction to fight pollution but it is not in a position to launch vehicles complying with the strict emission norm before April 2020. Industry players also said there has to be a holistic...

November 20, 2017

Delhi to get BS-VI petrol and diesel from April 2018

The government on Wednesday advanced introduction of ultra-clean Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel in the national capital by two years to April 2018 in a bid to fight air pollution that has reached alarming levels. India had in 2015 decided to leapfrog straight to Euro-VI emission norm complaint petrol and diesel from April 2020 from...

November 16, 2017

Only BS-VI compliant vehicles for National Capital Region from April

Taking into account severe pollution levels in Delhi, the central government has decided to roll out stricter fuel norms from April, two years earlier than scheduled in the National Capital Region. With this, all the new vehicles will have to be BS-VI compliant in the NCR. This is likely to make the cars, SUVs and...

November 15, 2017

India launches first R&D facility for high-end fuels, gas

India has launched its first petroleum Research & Development (R&D) facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions, according to an official here. Operated by state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the R&D facility is designed to test all types of fuel including petrol, diesel, ethanol-blended petrol, bio-diesel, CNG, LNG, hydrogen-CNG and 2G-ethanol blends to ensure...

July 24, 2017

EPCA wants only BS VI vehicles from April, 2020

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that only BS-VI emission standards compliant vehicles should be allowed to be sold from April 1, 2020. The EPCA also told the bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta that a tax be imposed to disincentivise the sale of all...

April 7, 2017