The Government of India has finally done what it should have done long time back. Constitute a committee to decide how cars will be rated on the basis of fuel-efficiency.
Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways said ‘We have formed a four-member committee to prepare the norms for rating fuel efficiency of cars.’ This statement from the minister comes two days after the auto makers in India said that they were not very comfortable with the Government’s move.
‘The industry is wondering what the star rating is all about,’ said Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) director general Dilip Chenoy. He added that the star rating will not give any additional information to the customer as the auto makers already inform passengers about the mileage and other features when they buy vehicles. He was speaking at the curtain raiser event of Auto Expo 2010.
The proposal to rate cars on the basis of fuel efficiency comes from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and the power ministry is expected to implement it soon.
The rating will be done on a voluntary basis initially, but will be made mandatory later.
Industry representatives said the new five-star rating will only duplicate norms that are already in place. ‘But we are not opposed to declaring fuel efficiency,’ said SIAM president Pawan Goenka.
Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways said ‘We have formed a four-member committee to prepare the norms for rating fuel efficiency of cars.’ This statement from the minister comes two days after the auto makers in India said that they were not very comfortable with the Government’s move.
‘The industry is wondering what the star rating is all about,’ said Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) director general Dilip Chenoy. He added that the star rating will not give any additional information to the customer as the auto makers already inform passengers about the mileage and other features when they buy vehicles. He was speaking at the curtain raiser event of Auto Expo 2010.
The proposal to rate cars on the basis of fuel efficiency comes from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and the power ministry is expected to implement it soon.
The rating will be done on a voluntary basis initially, but will be made mandatory later.
Industry representatives said the new five-star rating will only duplicate norms that are already in place. ‘But we are not opposed to declaring fuel efficiency,’ said SIAM president Pawan Goenka.
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