- The draft issued says that diesel vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tonnes could be fitted with engines that run on CNG or LPG.
- CNG vehicles are popular these days due to the significant price increase of petrol.
Government has finally started to take steps regarding retrofitting CNG kits on BS6 cars. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has recently issued a notification saying that BS6 cars would now be able to retrofit CNG kits.
CNG kits could also have been fitted on BS6 cars till now but you would not be able to make the necessary changes on your registration certificate, which would essentially make your vehicle illegal. Because of this reason, people have been a bit skeptical about fitting their BS6 vehicles with CNG kits.
The draft also says that the diesel vehicles that weigh less than 3.5 tonnes could be fitted with engines that run on CNG or LPG. However, this can be a bit time-consuming considering that people would have to swap out the whole engine for a new one that can run on CNG.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways also tweeted, “MoRTH has issued a draft proposal to allow retro fitment of CNG & LPG kit, and replacement of diesel engines with CNG/LPG engines, in case of Bharat Stage (BS)-VI vehicles, less than 3.5 tonnes.”
Why was retrofitting CNG not allowed on BS6 cars?
BS6 emission norms force automobile manufacturers to use a new kind of catalytic converter. Until now, catalytic converters were only available with factory-fitted units. Therefore, if you retrofit a CNG kit then the vehicle would still not be reducing emissions. We still need to wait for the final notification from the government to see how they are able to fit the new catalytic converters in the BS6 models. The government could make the new kind of catalytic converters available in the after-market and they may be used to retrofit BS6 vehicles.
Delhi government will allow old vehicles to run if they aren’t convert
Last year, the government announced that they will be deregistering all diesel vehicles that are 10 years or older from 1st Jan 2022. This was done to reduce air pollution. An NOC was also issued to these vehicles so that people can register the vehicles in other states. However, the transport department has not issued any NOC to vehicles that are older than 15 years. Vehicles older than 15 years will not be allowed to park at any public place.
The government also said that if the owner decided to convert the internal combustion engine vehicle into an electric vehicle then they would be able to run the vehicle on public roads. However, the electric conversion kit should be one approved by the government. As of right now, there are some government-approved electric kits in the market. These kits are made for very specific vehicles. So, your particular vehicle may or may not be compatible with the kit. Unfortunately, not every vehicle can be converted to electric.
CNG vehicles have become popular
CNG vehicles are becoming quite popular these days. This is due to the significant price increase of petrol. Manufacturers like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors are now offering vehicles with factory-fitted CNG.
source-https://www.cartoq.com/govt-retrofitted-cng-kits-on-bs6-cars-will-soon-be-legal/
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