On May 24, 2020, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notified emission norms for L7 category for BS VI. With the notification, the BS VI process L, M and N category vehicles in the country gets completed.
Highlights
- The emission norms will encourage the production of quadricycles.
- The quadricycle segment in India was introduced in less than 2 years.
- Thus, the full-fledged production has not completely begun.
- The quadricycle segment was introduced in 2018 for both commercial and private use.
What is a Quadricycle?
- Quadricycle is a vehicle that is of the size of a three wheeler but runs with four wheels. The Quadricycle was inserted as “Non-Transport” under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- Quadricycles are not allowed for transporting cargo in India.
- They have to undergo vigorous crash tests and meet the safety norms of Bharat New Vehicle Safety Assessment Programme.
L7 category
- The vehicles with four wheels with mass more than 400 kg are placed under L7 category.
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