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NEWS IMPULSE – SAFETY EVALUATION OF HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLES| 25 SEPTEMBER

/ September, UPSC Daily Current Affairs

Source – livemint

GS Paper – 3

Context – Govt notifies standards for safety evaluation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

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  • This would facilitate the promotion of hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles in the country, which are energy-efficient and environmentally friendly
  • “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the Standards for Safety Evaluation of vehicles being propelled by Hydrogen Fuel cells through an amendment to Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 …dated 23rd September, 2020
  • The prospective manufacturer and suppliers of such vehicles have the standards available for the testing of such vehicles
  • These standards are also at par with the available international standards
  • The Hydrogen Fuel Cells shall be developed in accordance with ISO 14687.

Category M vehicles are those carrying passengers and category N are those vehicles carrying goods