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BS-V requires a key tment in the engine; BS-VI needs one more, but each comes with its set of
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From April 2005, in line with the Auto Fuel Policy of 2003, BS-III and BS-II fuel
quality norms came into existence for 13 major cities, and for the rest of the
country respectively. Subsequently, BS-IV and BS-III fuel quality norms were
introduced from April 2010 in 13 major cities and the rest of India respectively.
As per the roadmap in the auto fuel policy, BSV and BS-VI norms were to be
implemented from April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2024, respectively. But in November
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2015, the Ministry of Road Transport issued a draft notification, advancing the
implementation of BSV norms for new four-wheel vehicle models to April 1, 2019,
and for existing models to April 1, 2020. The corresponding dates for BS-VI norms
were brought forward to April 1, 2021, and April 1, 2022, respectively.
But the governments unanimous decision to leap-frog to BS-VI directly from
01/04/2020, as Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari
(http://indianexpress.com/profile/politician/nitin-gadkari/) announced on Twitter on
Wednesday, skipped the BS-V stage all together.
The Challenges
The government could face two key challenges in implementing the decision. First,
there are questions about the ability of oil marketing companies to quickly upgrade
fuel quality from BS-III and BS-IV standards to BS-VI, which is likely to cost upwards
of Rs 40,000 crore. Second, and more challenging, is the task of getting auto firms to
make the leap. Automakers have clearly said that going to BS-VI directly would
leave them with not enough time to design changes in their vehicles, considering
that two critical components diesel particulate filter and selective catalytic
reduction module would have to be adapted to Indias peculiar conditions, where
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conditions. The technology that will be used in future BS-VI vehicles, though, will
have considerable impact, they claim. BS-V diesel vehicles were to have engine
upgrades, particulate filters, lots of sensors, and electronic control. Petrols were to
have catalyst and electronic control upgrades. Industry estimates of required
investment to upgrade from BS-IV to BS-V are to the tune of Rs 50,000 crore.
Vehicles must be fitted with DPF (diesel particulate filter), a cylindrical object
mounted vertically inside the engine compartment. In India, where small cars are
preferred, fitting DPF in the limited bonnet space would involve major design and
re-engineering work. Bonnet length may have to be increased, which would make
vehicles longer than 4 metres, and attract more excise duty under existing norms.
Also, DPF would have to be optimised for Indian conditions. The technology
available in Europe cant be used in plug-and-play mode, claim auto majors. Low
driving speeds in India would make it difficult to achieve temperatures of 600
degrees Celsius required to burn the soot in DPF, and equipment manufacturers
would have to work with temperatures of 400 degrees in sight. Usually, diesel is
injected to increase temperatures, but the accumulation of excess fuel in the
compartment can cause a fire. The injection rate has to be optimised and vehicles
re-engineered for safety. The integrity of the vehicle too has to be considered. This
would require validation tests over 600,000-700,000 km a process that may take
up to four years.
BS-VI vehicles also have to be equipped with an SCR (selective catalytic reduction)
module to reduce oxides of nitrogen, which is done by injecting an aqueous urea
solution (AUS 32, which contains ammonia) into the system when the exhaust is
moving. For this, a container needs to be put on board; also, an anti-defect
mechanism has to be devised, so that the vehicle goes into limp mode if AUS 32 is
not re-filled by the driver. Infrastructure needs to be set up across the country for
the supply of AUS 32. The optimisation and fitment of this technology too would
take an estimated 3-4 years.
At every stage, the technology is getting more complex. To attain the specified super
low emissions, all reactions have to be precise, and controlled by microprocessors.
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If BS-V were to be skipped entirely, then both DPF and SCR would need to be fitted
together for testing, which, auto firms say, would make it extremely difficult to
detect which of the technologies is at fault in case of errors in the system. Ideally,
the technologies must be introduced in series, and then synergised. So, even if oil
companies manage to leap, auto firms claim they need 6-7 years to switch to BS-VI.
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This is much ado about nothing really. Consider this: sedans in US sell at less than what it
costs to buy a sedan in India. Hatchbacks are cheaper in India, but do not have safety
features that the western counterparts of the same make have. The same cars are made
in India and exported to Europe (VW, Hyundai etc). When the size of these cars is the
same, why should cars sold in India be any longer? Excise duty, mentioned in the article
can be dealt by the govt. So, carmakers must stop defending the indefensible and stop
treating India and Indians like a dump ground. Think about this: why should cars made
for India at lower quality cost more than cars made for Europe/ other markets which cost
less? Besides Indian labour is cheaper...so give us Euro VI cars too. This is one of NDA
govts bold decisions. Hopefully, they will stand by it and usher in these norms together
for the whole of India than the earlier piecemeal solutions.
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Sunil
Please... Diesel cars that conform to these standards are being sold in the US and in
Europe. It is not a question of technology, like this article makes it seem. It's a question of
whether it will be aordable to do so. Why not just say it out loud? We cannot aord to
make cheap cars if we have to do these things. Stop treating us (the readers) like they are
fools. Ie is gradually selling out to the various lobbies in industry and politics.... Sad.
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