The Union Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Norms for passenger vehicles, which will come into effect from April 1, 2027 and remain applicable up to March 31, 2032.
The new norms will apply to new passenger vehicles manufactured or imported for sale in India. The new CAFE framework, MoP has said, will drive progressive improvements in fuel economy through year-on-year tightening of targets across all five years.
“The fuel-consumption benchmark is tightened from 3.996 litres/100 km in 2027–28 to 3.3273 litres/100 km in 2031–32, representing an improvement of around 16.7 percent over the period,” the ministry has said.
The revised target line has also been flattened to provide a more balanced, weight-sensitive approach, with relatively softer targets for lighter vehicles and greater fuel efficiency requirements for heavier vehicles.
The reference weight has been increased from 1,082 kg under existing norms to 1,229 kg under new CAFE norms, an increase of around 13.6 percent, reflecting the evolving characteristics of the passenger vehicle fleet.
The new norms provide flexibility to manufacturers to adopt cleaner technologies, alternative fuels and other innovative solutions.
