New Delhi: Indian car makers make a new boost for more time to meet tighter rules about fuel efficiency, aiming to reduce carbon emissions, because the company still rolled out of the financial impact of Covid-19, said the source told Reuters.
Industrial agencies that lead encouragement, indian society Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), are expected to meet with the Minister of Transportation on Tuesday to seek one-year delay in obeying the rules, because it applies from April, the sources say, which has direct knowledge of plans , Grouping is expected to describe how the automotive industry plans to adopt net technology in the future, said one source, which refused to be identified because they were not authorized to speak with the media.
Siam did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.
The average fuel efficiency rules of the company require carmakers to reduce carbon emissions on average, switch to strategies such as launching an electric car or vehicle using alternative fuels such as ethanol.
Carmakers said it would be difficult to make further investments to meet tighter rules, especially because profits had been hit by sales that slumped over the past two years because the pandemic had slowed demand.
But doing that would allow India to curb pollution, meeting the target of carbon reduction under Paris agreeing and reducing the fuel imports bill.
In March, Siam, which includes the top sellers of Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor among its members, have been seeking a two-year delay.
At that time, a senior government official said an extension was impossible, but some concessions could be considered if the car company showed serious intentions to invest in clean technology.
India introduced the first stage of the steps of the Cafes in April 2017, giving a car maker until the end of March next year to cut carbon emissions from new cars to 130 grams per km.
In the second phase starting April 1, 2022, India has proposed further cuts to 113 grams per km.
The strict rule of Cafe also aims to attract Indian regulations for car makers in line with global standards.
Sales of hybrid vehicles and electricity have increased in Europe, for example, where car makers face severe punishment if they do not develop low-emission technology.
But India has not yet set a penalty for companies that fail to be more stringent cafe norms.