Fuel efficiency exercise is mandatory in USA, Japan, UK and many other western European countries. From the block of emerging economies China has already brought in these norms and now India is bringing such laws.

According to an estimate, even if the fuel efficiency is improved by half from the current mileage, it will save the government $36 billion by 2030, in all sectors. A mandatory fuel efficiency norm will also save consumer’s money.

It had to be made mandatory because the government failed to get the same information voluntarily from car manufactures. It was learnt that the government had given time to car manufactures for voluntarily disclosure of information on fuel efficiency. None of the car manufacturers came forward to give out the exact mileage statistics of their famed cars to consumers.

But with the fuel efficiency norm in place, it could turn the tables on car manufactures. They will be forced to commit themselves to disclosing this information. It is a progressive move by the government to bring in useful changes in the industry. Indian can no longer be subjected to buy fuel guzzlers with big names. These cars are being phased out in several countries and can be easily bypassed for more fuel efficient cars.