Fuel Standards

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Technical and economic analysis of the transition to ultra-low sulfur fuels in Brazil, China, India and Mexico

Study of refining capability requirements, corresponding capital investment requirements, and per-liter refining costs to transition to ultra-low sulfur gasoline and diesel fuel in India, Mexico, Brazil and China. Advanced emission control technologies in engines and vehicles require clean fuels, especially ultra-low sulfur gasoline (ULSG) and diesel fuel (ULSD). In the …

New Breed of Leaders Helped Guide Fuel Standards, Chrysler Says

New leadership from outside Detroit was a deciding factor in the Big Three automakers’ acceptance of strict new fuel-economy standards, the chief executive of Chrysler said Wednesday. In past battles over gas-mileage requirements, the Detroit car companies argued that big increases in fuel-efficiency would be too expensive and cost jobs. …

UNP says sub-standard petrol still being released to the market

Despite the government pledging not to repeat past mistakes, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation continued to release substandard petrol to the market, the UNP alleged yesterday. Dayasiri Jayasekera MP, told a news conference in Colombo that though the remaining stocks of contaminated petrol which had damaged nearly 10,000 vehicle engines had …

Main opposition asks Sri Lankan government to pay compensation for vehicles affected by substandard fuel

The main opposition party of Sri Lanka, United National Party (UNP) has called on the government to pay compensation to the vehicles owners whose vehicles had been affected due to the pumping of substandard fuel imported by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake has made this …

U.S. Set To Propose New Auto Fuel, Emissions Rules

The Obama administration this week will propose new fuel efficiency and emissions requirements for cars and light trucks for model years 2017 and beyond. The plan, a centerpiece of President Barack Obama's energy agenda geared toward reducing oil imports, is under review by the White House budget office. It is …

India switches fully to Euro III and IV petrol and diesel

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced that it had completely switched over to the cleaner Euro-III and Euro-IV petrol and diesel, well ahead of the October 1 deadline fixed by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. Addressing a press conference here, Minister of State for Petroleum Jitin Prasada said:

CV prices to rise on BS-III norms' implementation

Shweta Bhanot Mumbai: Commercial vehicle (CV) prices are expected to go up 3-5% this October with the new vehicle emission norms

Agriculture Secretary, Producers Confident On Ethanol Hike

U.S. regulators are likely to approve a higher blend of ethanol in U.S. gasoline shortly, an ethanol producers group and the top U.S. agriculture official each said on Friday, and the new fuel mix could be selling at the pump by next spring. Ethanol companies and corn traders are anxiously …

New auto emission norms delayed

Pressure from the automobile industry is delaying implementation of tighter vehicular emission norms in cities across India. Though four-wheelers in 11 cities, including the four metros, switched from Bharat Stage (BS) III emission norms to BS IV on April 1, other cities supposed to make the switch from BS II …

No BS IV-compliant truck, bus for sale yet

Dealers see availability only from June or Sept. Yet to take off Hardly any CV maker has submitted their ARAI type approval for BS IV products to any of the Regional Transport Offices, which registers the vehicles. Roudra Bhattacharya New Delhi, May 17 Though environmental concerns have led the Government …

Dates for enforcement of emission norms

NEW DELHI: Having enforced Bharat Stage (BS) IV fuel emission norms in the major metropolitan cities from April 1, the Centre has decided to enforce BS III norms across the rest of the country from October 1. The BS III will be with respect to two-, three- and four-wheelers. The …

Green TECH Clean and green fuel

VARUN SONI As Bharat Stage IV norms for fuels and vehicles came into force from April 1, 2010 in 13 cities in India, the automobile industry is trying its best to delay the implementation of Bharat Stage III norms for vehicles in the rest of India. While the oil industry …

Govt extends emission norms deadline for two-wheelers

Surajeet Das Gupta & Yogima Seth Sharma / New Delhi May 5, 2010, 0:44 IST The government extended the deadline for implementing cleaner emission norms for two-wheelers across the country, a move that has come as a big relief for auto manufacturers, especially the country

Clean fuel regime: 25,000 vehicles may face registration problem

BS III, II fuel availability causes confusion in 13 cities. Murali Gopalan One month into the new clean fuel regime finds the auto sector struggling with vehicle supply schedules and facing the prospect of stocks not being registered in metros with tighter emission norms. Effective April 1, 13 cities moved …

Implement new fuel and vehicles standards across the country

NEW DELHI: Welcoming the introduction of Bharat Stage IV norms for fuels and vehicles that came into effect from April 1 in 13 cities of the country including Delhi, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has accused the automobile industry of trying to delay the implementation of the same …

BS-III cars still on sale in cities where BS-IV is in force

Swaraj Baggonkar / Mumbai April 03, 2010, 0:10 IST Manufacturing lines at various car producing facilities across the country started to roll out the new range of Bharat Stage (BS)-IV compliant vehicles in the 13 notified cities from yesterday, according to the Union government guidelines on emission norms. However, many …

New emission norms lead to third rise in car prices since Jan

With new emission norms kicking in from April 1, car companies have once again increased prices, by one to three per cent across models, to offset the increase in cost of upgrading vehicle engines. This is the third rise in car prices since January. The emission norms have risen from …

Goa goes BS-III fuel compliant

While 13 major cities switched over to Bharat Stage-IV compliant fuel, Goa became the first State in rest of the country to upgrade from BS-II to BS-III fuel when the oil industry launched the BS-III fuel in the State on Thursday. While the BS-III promises cleaner and greener fuel, it …

Fuel prices to go up in 13 cities

Sandeep Joshi NEW DELHI: From Thursday, petrol and diesel prices will go up in 13 cities, including the four metros, where stricter Bharat Stage-IV emissions norms are being implemented, requiring the sale of upgraded and less polluting fuel. The retail price of petrol will go up by around 50 paise …

Diesel, petrol to cost more as 13 cities shift to Euro-IV fuel norms

The prices of petrol and diesel will increase by Rs 0.50 and Rs 0.26 a litre, respectively, from April 1 in 13 big cities that switch to cleaner Euro-IV grade fuel. Thirteen big cities

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