RDE tests were issued in February 2023 [5], these were published in final form on 27 March 2023 [6] , further details are included in the relevant section below.   Emission Limits The Bharat Stage VI emission limits are summarized in Table A2; the regulation applies to vehicles of categories M1, M2, N1 and N2 with a reference mass up to 2,610 kg. At the manufacturer's request, type approval may be extended to vehicles with a reference mass up ...

Regulations  Updated at: 2026/06/09

ural gas) and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) positive (spark) ignition engines. The standards include methods for type approval and testing of new vehicles as well as for inspection of in-use vehicles; they apply to category M1 vehicles, with a GVW higher than 3,500 kg, and to vehicles of categories M2, N1 and N2, M3 and N3. The type approval of a complete vehicle carried out according to the standards can be extended to its variants with a refere...

Regulations  Updated at: 2026/06/09

ipment. The third package on RDE requirements [16] introduces a 0.5 margin both for the PN temporary conformity factor and for the final one. Considering the 0.5 margin value, the required conformity factor for PN is 1.5, starting on 1 September 2017 for new type approvals of vehicle categories M1, M2 and N1 Class I. A summary of all the implementation dates for the RDE requirements is reported in Table 3; please refer also to Table 2 for details...

Regulations  Updated at: 2026/06/09

replace the current standards set by GB 20997-2015 [19], which are covered in the next main section on this page. The new fuel consumption standards for light duty commercial vehicles apply to category N1 vehicles, for which the maximum design speed is equal or greater that 50 km/h, and to category M2, vehicles for which the total design mass does not exceed 3,500 kg, fuelled by gasoline, gas and alcohol based fuels; they also apply to battery el...

Regulations  Updated at: 2026/06/09

s 2025/3/5 2025/9/26 Installation of Lights ・For technical neutrality, "LED module" is changed to "light source module" to avoid being limited to LED light sources. Other wording was revised for clarification. ・Vehicle category was omitted and added as follows. 6.2.6.1.2. For category N2G, N3G, M2G, M3G (off-road) vehicles where the headlamps exceed a height of 1,200 mm, the limits for the vertical inclination of the cutoff shall be between: ...

Regulations  Updated at: 2026/05/22

bon Dioxide and Fuel Consumption (Passenger Car) UN 102 A Close-Coupling Device UN 103 Replacement Catalytic Converters UN 104 Retro-Reflective Markings for Heavy and Long Vehicles UN 105 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods with Regard to Their Specific Constructional Features UN 107 Category M2 or M3 Vehicles with Regard to Their General Construction UN 108 Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Motor Vehicle) UN 109 Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Com...

Regulations  Updated at: 2026/02/20

published in December 2017 and details requirements for the calculation of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for new vehicles using the VECTO tool [4]. Manufacturers have to determine and declare CO2 emissions and fuel consumption; originally these requirements applied for new vehicles of category M2, with a maximum laden mass over 7,500 kg, and for all category M3 vehicles. The requirements were phased-in over the period from 1 January 2019 thr...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/08/27

missions standards, applying to all light duty and heavy duty vehicles, was issued by the European Commission in November 2022 [1] [2] ; the new standards were finalized as Regulation 2024/1257 [3], which was published on 8 May 2024. The Euro 7 regulation applies to motor vehicles of categories M1, M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3, as well as trailers of O3 and O4 categories, it is defined within the context of the EU type approval requirements that are cov...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/08/07

latory proposal. The final version of the China 6 standard was released on 23 December 2016, this is regulation GB18352.6-2016 [19].It is generally based on the Euro 6 regulation, but with some differences. The China 6 standards [19] applies to passenger cars and light duty vehicles (categories M1, M2 and N1 with maximum total mass not exceeding 3500 kg), including hybrid electric vehicles, that use spark ignition or compression ignition engines ...

Regulations  Updated at: 2024/12/13

ion M Motor vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and their luggage, divided into: M1 Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, without the space for standing passengers M2 Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, and having a m...

Regulations  Updated at: 2024/12/13

has been published yet, as of October 2024.   Medium duty vehicles Overview Fuel economy standards for medium duty (passenger and commercial) vehicles were published in July 2019 [2] and amended by a regulation published in March 2022 [12]. The standards apply to diesel vehicles of categories M2, M3 and N2, with gross vehicle weight (GVW) between 3.5 t and 12 t. A draft notification, published in July 2022 [13], by the Ministry of Road Tran...

Regulations  Updated at: 2024/12/13