Labelling programme for cars to cover e-vehicles: BEE DG Abhay Bakre

Move to help car manufacturers build energy efficient cars as they would not have to modify as per emission norms

Taking up a new task to make the automobile industry energy efficient, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) would introduce standards, labelling and penalty for passenger vehicles. The new policy, which is been in works for a year, would also now cover e-vehicles, Abhay Bakre, director general, BEE, told Business Standard.

“It is at discussion stage. These are fuel economy norms and the idea is to manufacture energy efficient cars so that they don’t have to modify as per the emission norms. This would cover all fuel sources and there will be a provision for e-vehicles as well,” Bakre