{"id":125734,"date":"2026-03-17T09:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/899994591"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:29:04","slug":"government-may-defer-cafe-3-0-norms-amid-auto-industry-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/government-may-defer-cafe-3-0-norms-amid-auto-industry-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Government may defer CAFE 3.0 norms amid auto industry push"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The government may defer the rollout of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency<\/a> (CAFE) 3.0 norms beyond April 2027 amid lobbying by carmakers, according to a report by The Times of India.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) has held two meetings over the past three weeks on the issue, with more deliberations planned to arrive at a framework that balances industry concerns with fuel efficiency and emission goals.

At a meeting on Monday, the power ministry made a detailed presentation on the proposed norms and stressed the \u201curgent\u201d need to notify them. It also presented, for the first time, an assessment of how major automakers<\/a> would perform under the new regime.<\/p>\n

Also Read: India may take middle path for car companies under CAFE III: What it means for small and large players<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

As per the analysis, only Tata Motors<\/a> is expected to meet the targets consistently between 2027-28 and 2031-32, while Maruti Suzuki<\/a> and Hyundai Motor India<\/a> may fall short. Toyota Kirloskar Motor<\/a> is likely to meet targets in the initial three years (2027-28 to 2029-30), while Mahindra & Mahindra may miss the goals during that period.<\/p>\n


Officials indicated that the proposed framework could result in significant penalties for companies failing to meet efficiency targets.
The CAFE 3.0 norms<\/a> propose removing derogation benefits for small carmakers and introducing Range-Extended Electric Vehicles<\/a> (REEVs), which would be given the same Volume Derogation Factor (VDF) of 3 as electric vehicles. VDF is a policy tool aimed at promoting the adoption of less polluting vehicles such as EVs, REEVs and hybrids.Also Read: Automakers may get to trade fuel-efficiency credits to meet stricter CAFE norms<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Sources told The Times of India that notifying the norms could take a couple of months, with the industry likely to require at least a year to implement the changes.<\/p>\n

With inputs from TOI <\/i><\/p>\n

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