BS VI standards demand a drastic reduction in emissions and the technology needed to achieve this varies between petrol and diesel engines as their emissions profiles are different.
The implementation of BS VI has been a frantic race against time and every automaker has been forced to prioritise which engines should be upgraded and which shouldn’t. The bigger challenge, however, is one of cost, especially for diesel engines, which need very expensive hardware to cut emissions down to BS VI levels.
BS VI emission norms are so tight that extremely precise fueling is vital. That's why most OEMs have ditched simple, affordable carburettors mainstream manufacturers ditching the affordable and simple carburettors in their products, for more accurate, but expensive fuel-injection systems.
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21 Apr 2021 | 9903 Views | By Autocar Pro News Desk

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since India leapfrogged to the stringent BS VI emission regime. This is an ideal time to pause, look back on the year that went by and discuss future emission norms (RDE, CAFE, BS VII, fuel types) and the technologies / ...

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