New norms to limit fuel leaks, protect EV batteries in rear-end crashes | India News
NEW DELHI: Govt has tightened norms for protection of fuel systems and electric power drive systems, with all new vehicles manufactured from April 2029 onwards required to comply with the new standards, a move that will prevent fire in rear-end collisions.In a notification, road transport ministry has also made the automotive standard, AIS-192, mandatory for Event Data Recorder (EDR) from Oct 2029 if it is installed in any car. The EDR feature is not mandatory for all cars, and it remains an optional feature. EDR records crash details, which help establish what happened immediately before and during a collision. It is similar in purpose to an aircraft’s flight-data recorder or black box.In the case of standards for fire safety, the revised automotive industry standards (AIS)-101 specify that after a rear-impact crash test, liquid-fuel systems must not develop more than slight leakage and continuous leakage must not exceed 30 grams per minute. The key safety requirements include the fuel system not allowing a fire to be sustained following the impact. In the case of electric vehicles, the battery and its securing mechanism must remain in position during and after the impact test.
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This standard lays down requirements for protecting occupants from electrical hazards, including the high-voltage circuit being automatically disconnected after a collision.The ministry has notified revised vehicle safety standards, including updated frontal and side-impact crash protection requirements, with implementation for new models scheduled from Oct 2027 and for all models from Oct 2028.It has also revised requirements for protecting pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The updated standard will apply to new models from Oct 2028.
