New Delhi
India may follow in the footsteps of the European Union, Japan and South Korea in rating automobile tyres as per their fuel efficiency and rolling resistance.
This move is in a wider effort to empower consumers and allow them to take informed decisions about their purchases, the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) said Wednesday.
Work is in progress with a high-level government panel comprising officials from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Ministry of Road transport and Highways and automobile testing agencies exploring the initiative.
In the last few years, India has taken several steps to promote efficient use of fuel in the transport sector, with the most recent being rolling out of Bharat Stage VI vehicles and a push towards adoption of electric mobility.
The rationale for labelling tyres stems from an assessment of the role played by tyres in the vehicle’s performance and the potential scaling up of the contribution of this important component to automobile efficiency.
Better energy efficiency and subsequent reduction in greenhouse gases can be achieved through the design and sale of more efficient tyres, without sacrificing safety or other important design attributes.
Under-inflated tyres can lower gas mileage by 0.3 percent for every one pressure per square inch (psi) drop in pressure of all four tyres.
Source: India Blooms
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