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7014 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 643] NEW DELHI , TUES DAY , NOVEMBER 7, 2023/ KARTIKA 16, 1945 CG-DL-E-07112023-249933 CG-DL-E-07112023-249933 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 6th November, 2023 G.S.R . 823 (E).—Whereas the draft of certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 were published, as requ ired under sub -section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways number G.S.R 180(E), dated the 13th March, 2023, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette c ontaining the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 14th March, 2023; And whereas no objections and suggestions were received from the public in re spect of the said draft rules; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1 989, after rule 125 -L, the following rule shall be inserted, namely: - „125M. Type approval of electric power train vehicles and hybrid electric vehicle: - electric power train vehicles, including pure electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, strong h ybrid electric vehicle, plug -in hybrid electric vehicle, series hybrid electric vehicle, series parallel hybrid electric vehicle, shall meet type approval requirements as specified in the Table specified under rule 124. Explanation. - In this rule, - „(a) “electric power train” means a system consisting of one or more electric energy storage devices such as a battery, electromechanical flywheel or super capacitor, one or more electric power conditioning devices and one or more electric machines that convert stored electric energy to mechanical energy delivered at the wheels for propulsion of the vehicle; (b) "hybrid electric vehicle (HEV)” means a vehicle that, for the purpose of mechanical propulsion, draws energy from both of the following on -vehicle sou rces of stored energy or power, namely: - (i) a consumable fuel; (ii) a battery, capacitor, flywheel or generator or other electrical energy or power storage device; (c) "plug -in hybrid electric vehicle” includes range extended electric vehicle, a strong hy brid electric vehicle which has a provision for off Vehicle charging of rechargeable energy storage system; (d) "pure electric vehicle” includes battery operated vehicle powered by an electric power train only: Provided that a two wheeled pure electric ve hicle shall not be deemed to be a motor vehicle if all the following conditions are verified and authorised by any testing agency specified in rule 126, namely: - (i) vehicle is equipped with an electric motor having thirty -minute power less than 0.25 KW; (ii) maxim um speed of the vehicle is less than 25 Kmph; (iii) vehicle is fitted with suitable brakes and retro reflective devices, such as one white reflector in the front and one reflector at the rear; (iv) unladen weight ( excluding battery weight) of the vehicle is not more than 60 Kgs; (v) in case of a pedal assisted vehicle equipped with an auxiliary electric motor, in addition to above, the thirty minute power of the motor is less than 0.25KW, whose output is progressively reduced and finally cut off as the vehicle reach es the speed of 25 km per hour, or sooner, if the cyclist stops pedaling. Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub -rule, the thirty minute power of the motor is defined in AIS:049 -2003 and method of verification is prescribed AIS:0412003; (e) "series hyb rid electric vehicle" means any vehicle which allows power to be delivered to the driven wheels solely by a rechargeable energy storage system powered electric motor, but which also incorporates the use of a combustion engine to provide power to the rechar geable energy storage system or electric motor; (f) "series parallel hybrid electric vehicle" means a parallel hybrid electric vehicle which additionally incorporates a system for the combustion engine to provide power to the rechargeable energy storage system or electric motor; (g) "strong hybrid electric vehicle" means a hybrid electric vehicle which has a 'stop -start' arrangement, 'electric regenerative braking system' and a 'motor drive' where motor alone is capable to propel the vehicle from a station ary condition.‟. [No. RT -11036/71/2022 -MVL] MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl . Secy . Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 an d last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 746(E), dated the 16th October, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.