As per the recently revealed parliamentary estimates, only 9 to 16 percent car models in the Indian market are energy efficient. The revelation came at a time when the car buyers in the Indian market are already struggling with the continuously rising fuel expenses.
As per the recently released consultation paper from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the average weight of the cars sold in the Indian market every year is going upwards. It added, in last one decade the number of cars has surged 300 percent in the country. The consultation paper was released to set the energy efficiency standards for the car models. These standards will be somewhat similar to the energy efficiency star rating system currently used with the electronic goods. Such fuel efficiency labeling on cars is already available in the US market.
As warned in the consultation paper release, "If the trend continues, in 2020, it would increase to over 5.5 million per year and the total stock in the country would exceed 45 million. The annual fuel requirement would then be in excess of 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent."
The release further added that only 32 cars fell in the five-star fuel efficiency segment out of 330 car models available in India. The 4-star category includes about 52 car models in the country. As assumed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, the cars that consume up to 7 liters for covering a distance of 100 km fall in the category of 5-star fuel efficient cars.
