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CAFE weight relief will hit EV momentum in India: M&M, Tata Motors
Draft CAFE norms distort level playing field, they added
 "Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency, CAFE")
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The CAFE framework sets average carbon-dioxide emission targets that each automaker’s fleet must meet, measured in grams of carbon dioxide emitted per kilometre (g/km).
Two of India’s top four carmakers — Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) — have written to Union Power Minister Manohar Lal, saying the proposed special exemption for petrol cars under 909 kg in the upcoming regulation on carbon-dioxide emission would be a setback to the country’s electric-vehicle (EV) journey.
M&M stated that the draft norms on corporate average fuel efficiency-3 (CAFE-3) would “reverse the current electric vehicle (EV) momentum” in India and result in carmakers “prioritising” strong hybrid cars to meet the emissions target.
TMPV stated that giving special exemption to cars weighing less than
