CAFE norms - 5% of the vehicles cause 71 % of the pollution

Heavy-duty trucks make up only a small share of India’s fleet, but they’re responsible for 71% of transport CO₂ emissions.

With freight traffic set to rise, so will fuel use and oil imports.

Stricter fuel-efficiency norms are critical to cut pollution and save fuel.

Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFÉ) norms, introduced in 2017 under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, are rules to make vehicles more fuel-efficient.

They aim to:

Cut CO₂ emissions

Reduce oil use, especially imported oil

Lower air pollution

Stay tuned next week to know how India is updating its CAFÉ norms for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs).