Central Government in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, specified the constant speed fuel consumption standard for heavy-duty commercial vehicles of category M3 and N3 with gross vehicle weight exceeding twelve tonnes in accordance with the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.

The "Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles - Guidelines and Standards" were issued by the Ministry of Power on 14.12.2018 which were subsequently revised on 01.10.2019. After careful consideration, a few amendments have been made in the revised guidelines which were notified through this document.

A draft of certain rules was published to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, to add the electric vehicles as the means of last-mile connectivity for the transport of passengers for hire or reward. This inclusion was done provided certain rules and sub-rules as mentioned in this amendment document.

This notification was further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 with the insertion of Specifications for Hydrogen Enriched Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG) and The CNG/Bio-CNG/HCNG Vehicles by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India on 25th September 2020.

The Central Government made certain rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for insertion of the "Requirements for the motor vehicles running on compressed gaseous hydrogen fuel cell" specifying the rules for hydrogen fuel.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India notified the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to insert the Emission Standards Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) for Quadricycle (Category L7) for all models mentioned in this document. 

The Central Government published this order on 5th June 2020, to insert the norm to have a 1 cm green strip at the top in the third registration plate for vehicles complying with BS-VI emission norms.

This document is an amendment by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India in Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, notifying insertion of rules for heavy goods vehicle and a heavy passenger motor vehicle.

The Central Government notified the exemption of battery registration fee for said Battery Operated Vehicles as mentioned in this draft rules document published on 18th June 2019.

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 with the submission of rules on Retro-fitment of a hybrid electric system or electric kit to Motor Vehicles, published on 1st March, 2019