Bharat Stage IV to VI -Challenges and Strategies
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International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE) ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-5, January 2020 Bharat Stage IV to VI -Challenges and Strategies Rohan Pothumsetty, Mary Rani Thomas ABSTRACT: Bharat stage VI emission norms are the sixth stage for vehicular emissions in India. The BS-VI emission II. RESEARCH GAP norms are much needed for a country such as India to keep the pollution in check. BS-VI norms are stricter and more restrictive Currently, there are many customers who are not aware of in terms of BS-IV norms allowing for cleaner air and also less the strategic changes got in by the government in the sector pollution in the process. The new BSVI emission norms would of automobiles. Also, there are many researchers who have require both the automobile sectors as well as oil companies to not emphasised on how this change will affect the make advancements and changes to their respective products. stakeholders related to this industry. This paper also focuses For the best results and for the better performance of the car the on Understanding how the fuel specifications for BSVI is BSVI based engines will have to run on BSVI fuel. The new generation modern engines which are running on low-quality different from that of Euro-VI fuel standards. fuels will emit more toxic gases compared to that generated by the BSIV engines. The modern age engine blueprints usually III. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE require low Sulphur content to maintain a strong performance. 1) How the transition from BSIV fuel to BSVI fuel will This research aims at comprehending information on a new perspective of understanding the concept and how helpful it will impact the stakeholders be in understanding the shift from BHARAT STAGE IV TO VI 2) To study what are the significant changes made in the for various stakeholders. Followed by strategies adopted by top BSVI fuel and how it is different from the fuel standards five Indian based car manufactures. of different countries 3) How the top 5 Indian car manufacturers are preparing Keywords: Bharat Stage IV, Bharat Stage VI, Strategies, Sulphur, Car Manufacturers themselves for the change and what strategies are they adopting to attract customers in order to improve their I. INTRODUCTION sales. The quality of air has always been an issue of concern IV. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY worldwide in the milieu of growing vehicular air pollution [1]. While pollution can usually occur from various sources, The concept is relatively technical and subject to policy the pollution which is usually caused by vehicles and their changes. The researchers have attempted to collect exhaust system is usually very harmful and is considered a information from various grey literature sources such as significant source of pollution and proper measures have to journal articles, blogs, websites and magazines. be set in place in order to curb vehicular pollution [2]. So, the Bharat stage emission standards and the basic emission V. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW standards issued by the Indian Government regulates and A. Transition from BSIV To BSVI Impacting the control the air pollution that is caused by exhaust of vehicles Stakeholders and Internal combustion engines these standards are usually set by the central pollution control board. The standards are Customer based on regulations set by European countries and was first Most of the cities in India have started selling and introduced to the world in 2000. The Bharat Stage IV implementing BS-VI fuels so the customers who are owners emissions norms have been in place since April 2010, and it of the older generation cars that is the cars that conform to had been sanctioned for the entire country in April 2017.In Bharat stage IV standards can choose to opt for BS-VI fuel the year 2016 the Government of India announced that the at the petrol stations. This will produce a different result that country would skip Bharat stage V norms altogether and would implement the BS-VI by 2020 [3]. The recent rule is there is a direct interrelationship between the sulphur passed by the supreme court said that they would ban the content that is present in the fuel and the emission produced sale and registration of the motor vehicles that are integrated by it in simple words the lesser the sulphur in the fuel the with the BS-IV emission norms in the whole country by vehicle will emit lesser particulate matter (PM) which April 1st 2020. Primary Sources of Pollutants and Its Effects translates into cleaner combustion in the process [5]. Petrol on Human Health are mainly because of internal combustion usually has less sulphur content in it, so it usually emits engines (ICEs) which are mainly notorious for the lesser carbon monoxide, NOx and other toxic hydrocarbons. production of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide (CO2), Recent studies also suggest that a BSIV compatible vehicle oxides of nitrogen and Hydrocarbons. Particulate matter along with BSVI fuel can reduce the particulate matter (PM) (PM), or carbon soot, is another by-product of diesel as well emissions into half [6]. A reduction in the sulphur content in as direct-injection petrol engines currently emitted by BS-IV the fuel can bring down the quality and energy content in the vehicles [4]. fuel and also bring down the efficiency in the process [7]. ULSD fuels could also reduce the efficiency of the fuel due Revised Manuscript Received on January 15, 2020. to low sulphur content but most of these fuels are spiked Mr. Rohan Pothumsetty, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Christ (Deemed to be University) Chennai, India. with additives to address, [email protected] Dr. Mary Rani Thomas, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Christ (Deemed to be University) Chennai, India. [email protected] Published By: Retrieval Number: E5850018520/2020©BEIESP Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering DOI:10.35940/ijrte.E5850.018520 2614 & Sciences Publication Bharat Stage IV to VI -Challenges and Strategies these concerns all this can cause a drastic increase, in the Because we are moving to more stringent emission norms, it price of the fuels in the gas stations most of the companies is a more significant challenge for automakers in various are choosing to invest in oil companies that are ways. Since lowering the exhaust emissions generally takes implementing BS-VI fuels. Potential buyers are also a toll on fuel efficiency and performance. The car planning to hold back on the idea of purchasing a new car manufacturers have to make sure that they not only have to and also most of them decided to wait and purchase the new minimise the amount of pollution caused by the exhaust of BSVI compliant cars the next year. It is quite natural for a the cars, but the car manufacturers also have to make sure to rational customer to wait for a few months and invest in new work with the BSVI cars in such a way that the overall BSVI cars than to consider investing in BSIV compliant cars performance and efficiency of the car stays intact. The new BSVI engine technology usually engages a slower at the moment. The decisions by the customer to wait for combustion process. Furthermore, the exhaust system of the investing in a new car has been causing much trouble for car vehicle after treatment will increase the amount of the back manufacturers because the stocks of unsold BSIV cars have pressure on the engine and some of these systems like been piling up and they are unable to sell the BSIV cars due particulate filters and the Nitrogen Oxide ( NOx) traps will to low customer demand. In order to clear demand adopted have to undergo a regeneration process which basically attractive marketing strategies in order to attract customers. involves the exhaust material build up in the filter being Effect on The Cost of The Vehicles Once BSVI Is combusted by using fuel [11]. The backdrop of this is that Implemented- the process which involves reducing the amount of sulphur in the diesel engines can impact the quality and performance India will start to implement the BSVI emission regulations of the fuel this drastically affects the vehicles performance st from 1 April 2020 which will be in par with the Euro-VI and efficiency. Most of the automobile manufacturers are norms. With the new emission norms coming in, the adopting various strategies to confront challenges. Tata technology will also have to be upgraded in order to keep Motors for example has worked on the torque and power the emissions in check, Particularly the new diesel engine features of the car to ensure the car's performance is up to vehicles, it will be effortless for petrol engines to meet the the mark. Mahindra automobile manufacturers have tweaked BSVI emission norms with mostly upgraded Electronic the powertrains of their cars to retain the driveability of the control unit (ECU). The ECU is the one who controls the car the powertrain of the car is that component that converts electrical system and the various other sub-systems in the the power generated by the engine into movement of the car vehicle. However, diesel cars require a massive change in this mainly includes the engine, the transmission, the their technology in order to reduce their overall emissions. driveshaft, axles or basically anything from the engine to the The new upgrades to diesel cars are going to increase the rotating wheels. Mahindra also claims to have achieved a prices of diesel cars even further. The price gap between decrease in the friction of the engine to around 30 per cent diesel cars and petrol cars are said to be around 2.5 lakhs if thus improving the fuel efficiency and the tweaking the it takes into consideration all the features such as a premium performance of the car in the process [12].