New Standard from Last Update.

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard was adopted by Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Sectional Committee is approved by the Transport Engineering Division Council. Electric rickshaws (also known as e-rickshaws) are 3 wheelers pulled by an electric motor and powered by a battery. They are becoming very popular in many cities since 2008 as an alternative to pulled rickshaw because of their low fuel cost, last mile connectivity and less human effort compared to cycle rickshaws. They are also being widely accepted as an alternative to auto rickshaws for short distances commute.

In the formulation of this standard, considerable assistance has been derived from:

a) GSR (709) E dated 08th October 2014 of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways;

b) Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (CMVR); and

c) AIS 049 battery operated vehicles — CMVR type approval for battery operated vehicles.

The composition of the Committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is given in Annex C.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 2022 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (second revision)’. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.