International Centre for Automotive Technology
(ICAT) released India’s first Type Approval
Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage – VI (BS – VI) norms for the two-wheeler
segment in New Delhi.
The certificate released and handed over by
Director ICAT, Dinesh Tyagi to top officials of the OEM (Original Equipment
Manufacturers). India’s first certification in the two-wheeler segment for the
BS – VI
They are the latest emission norms as notified
by the Government of India.
Norms
of the ICAT – India’s 1st BS – VI Certificate in Two Wheeler Segment
The ICAT drive through many steps in providing
assistance and support to the automotive industry for the development,
optimization and calibration of engines and vehicles for complying with these
upcoming emission norms.Bharat Stage norms are the automotive emission norms
which the automotive manufacturers have to comply to sell their vehicles in
India.
The norms are applicable to all two wheelers,
three wheelers, four wheelers.
The Government of India decided to leapfrog from
the exiting BS – IV norms to the BS- VI, thereby skipping the BS – V norms.
They are to be effective from 1st April 2020.
The vehicles will be sold and registered in
India from 1st April 2020 onwards which comply to these norms. The norms are
stringent and at par with global standards.I issued the approval for BS –VI
norms to M/s Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles for the Heavy Commercial Vehicle
segment. It is the first in its segment in India.
About
ICAT
It is the testing agency authorized by the
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for providing testing and certification
services to vehicle and the components vehicles in India.
It has the latest equipment, facilities, and
capabilities to develop, validate, test and certify the engines and vehicles
for the latest norms in the field of emission and many other facilities like
crash lab, NVH lab, EMC lab and test tracks.
