more-inTata Motors Limited said the company was working towards Bharat Stage-VI (BS) emission norms, scheduled to come into effect from 2020, and it may be ready ahead of time. Technology adoption“TML is now working towards BS-VI emission standards, even before the 2020 timeline,” Girish Wagh, head, product line, MHCV (medium and heavy commercial vehicles), of the company said on Friday. “With BS IV having kicked in, we continued to be at the forefront in meeting emission regulation, with the introduction and adoption of the EGR and SCR Mr. Wagh said that out of TML’s ₹3,500 crore annual research and development outlay, about 40% was earmarked towards commercial vehicles. While the EGR technology was for light commercial vehicles up to 150 hp, the SCR technology was for vehicles in the range of 160 to 400 HP.

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2017 16:30 UTC