The central government has started preparations for the upcoming BS-VII and CAFE-III emission norms.
- This will be introduced as part of the government’s next five-year roadmap.
CAFE Norms
- CAFE stands for Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency/Economy, so it is not the emission and economy of the individual models that are considered, but the weighted average of emissions and economy for the entire fleet sold in the country.
- CAFE is imposed on carmakers’ entire fleet and is a limit set on the total emission of carbon dioxide produced by all its vehicles in a financial year.
- CAFE norms are primarily designed to increase fuel efficiency, which, in turn, will lower a company’s overall CO2 footprint.
- The CAFE norms notified in 2018 has been implemented in two target phases — CO2 emission target of 130 gram/km by 2022-23 and 113 g/km 2022-23 onwards.
- The key difference between CAFE norms and BS6 II is that the former focuses on reducing all manner of harmful by-products from a car’s exhaust (sulphur, nitrogen oxide, etc), while the latter focuses exclusively on CO2 emissions.
- However, both norms force manufacturers to lower fuel consumed by their vehicles, and simultaneously, move towards electric mobility.
