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Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards

Category Test Mode Components Current Regulation Notes
Enforce-
ment year
Standard value
Gasoline /LPG motor vehiclesPassenger cars4-cycle and 2-cycle10·15M
(g/km)
CO19752.70 (2.10)2-cycle vehicles are not currently in production.
HC19750.39 (0.25)
NOx19780.48 (0.25)
11M
(g/test)
CO197585.0 (60.0)
HC19759.50 (7.00)
NOx19786.00 (4.40)
Trucks and buses4-cycle mini-size motor vehicles10·15M
(g/km)
CO19988.42 (6.50) 
HC19980.39 (0.25)
NOx19980.48 (0.25)
11M
(g/test)
CO1998104 ( 76)
HC19989.50 (7.00)
NOx19986.00 (4.40)
2-cycle mini-size motor vehicles10·15M
(g/km)
CO197517.0 (13.0)No longer in production.
HC197515.0 (12.0)
NOx19750.50 (0.30)
11M
(g/test)
CO1975130 ( 100)
HC197570.0 (50.0)
NOx19754.00 (2.50)
Light-duty vehicles
(GVW1.7t)
10·15M
(g/km)
CO19882.70 (2.10) 
HC19880.39 (0.25)
NOx19880.48 (0.25)
11M
(g/test)
CO198885.0 (60.0)
HC19889.50 (7.00)
NOx19886.00 (4.40)
Medium-duty vehicles
(1.7tGVW
2.5t)
10·15M
(g/km)
CO19988.42 (6.50) 
HC19980.39 (0.25)
NOx19940.63 (0.40)
11M
(g/test)
CO1998104 ( 76)
HC19989.50 (7.00)
NOx19946.60 (5.00)
Heavy-duty vehicles
(2.5tGVW)
G13M
(g/kWh)
CO199868.0 (51.0)LPG-fueled 105(76)
HC19982.29 (1.80) 
NOx19955.90 (4.50)
Diesel motor vehiclesPassenger cars10·15M
(g/km)
CO19862.70 (2.10) 
HC19860.62 (0.40)
NOxSmall19970.55 (0.40)
Medium19980.55 (0.40)
PM1997,
1998
0.14 (0.08)Small 1997, Medium 1998
Trucks and busesLight-duty vehicles
(GVW1.7t)
10·15M
(g/km)
CO19882.70 (2.10) 
HC19880.62 (0.40) 
NOx19970.55 (0.40) 
PM19970.14 (0.08) 
Medium-duty vehicles
(1.7tGVW
2.5t)
10·15M
(g/km)
CO19932.70 (2.10) 
HC19930.62 (0.40)
NOx1997,
1998
0.97 (0.70)MTM 1997
PM1997,
1998
0.18 (0.09)ATM 1998
Heavy-duty vehicles
(2.5tGVW)
D13M
(g/kWh)
CO19949.20 (7.40) 
HC19943.80 (2.90)
NOxDI1997, 1998, 19995.80 (4.50)GVW3.5t,
1997
3.5tGVW
12t, 1998
12tGVW,
1999
IDI
PM1997, 1998, 19990.49 (0.25)
2-
wheeled motor vehicles
4-cycled 2-
wheel motor vehicles (g/km)
CO 1998,
1999
20.0(13.0) *
HC1998,
1999
2.93 (2.00)
NOx1998,
1999
0.51 (0.30)
2-cycle2-
wheel motor vehicles (g/km)
CO1998,
1999
14.4 (8.00)
HC1998,
1999
5.26 (3.00)
NOx1998,
1999
0.14 (0.10)

Notes:

1.carbon monoxide(CO), hydrocarbons(HC), nitrogen oxides(NOx), particulate matter(PM)
2.The value 2.70(2.10) indicates 2.70 as the maximum permissible value for the vehicle and 2.10 as the average value for the vehicle type.
3.10·15-mode(10·15M) represents a typical driving pattern in urban areas. 11-mode (11 M) is typical driving pattern of cold-started vehicle traveling from suburbs to the urban center.
4.For diesel motor vehicles, the "small-size vehicles" are vehicles with an equivalent inertia weight (EIW) of 1.25t (vehicle weight of 1.265t) or less, and the "medium-size vehicles" are vehicles with EIW of more than 1.25t (vehicle wight of 1.265t).
5."MTM" and "ATM" stand for manual transmission and automatic transmission respectively.
6."ID" and "IDI" stand for direct injection and indirect injection respectively.
*Enforcement year
(i)Motorcycle type I, mini-size two-wheel motor vehicle: 1998
(ii)Motorcycle type II, two-wheel motor vehicle: 1999

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