NEWS

The BMTC has become the country’s first state transport utility to have inducted BS VI buses(procured from Ashok Leyland)

BS VI

Bharat Stage norms

• Automotive emission norms
• Based on the European regulations (Euro norms)
• Introduced in 2000
• Specifications/limits for the release of air pollutants from equipment using internal combustion engines, including vehicles.
• Automotive manufacturers have to comply to sell their vehicles in India
• Applicable to all two wheelers, three wheelers, fourwheelers and construction equipment vehicles.
• Government of India has decided to leapfrog from the exiting BS – IV norms to the BS- VI, thereby skipping the BS – V norms, and to implement the BS – VI norms with effect from 1st April 2020.
• Stringent and at par with global standards.

Difference between BS-IV and the new BS-VI:

• The major difference in standards between the existing BS-IV and the new BS-VI auto fuel norms is the presence of sulphur.
• The newly introduced fuel is estimated to reduce the amount of sulphur released by 80%, from 50 parts per million to 10 ppm.
• As per the analysts, the emission of NOx (nitrogen oxides) from diesel cars is also expected to reduce by nearly 70% and 25% from cars with petrol engines.