Taiwan to Promulgate New Vehicle Fuel-consumption

Trying to emulate industrially advanced nations, the Taiwanese government plans to promulgate new vehicle fuel-economy rules in 2017 to subject auto vendors to maximum fuel-consumption. A vendor selling vehicles whose fuel consumption exceeds the stipulated volume will be  prohibited from selling fuel-guzzling models on the island.

A similar program for gasoline powered two-wheelers (PTWs) will be implemented in 2016, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

Both the MOEA and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) have announced revised codes to regulate vehicle fuel economy and testing/management to elevate  new-vehicle fuel economy more than 15%. The Bureau of Energy (BOE) under the MOEA says that to more effectively lower automotive CO2 emissions, all major industrially advanced nations have promulgated laws to require vehicle makers to upgrade fuel economy.

BOE says it refers to fuel-economy regulations in the European Union (EU) and the U.S. to modify Taiwan's Energy Management Law, which includes the new total fuel-consumption control. From 2016, new passenger cars sold in Taiwan will be tested by the EU testing procedures, and will be incorporated into the total fuel-consumption volume control in 2017. Auto vendors whose total fuel-consumption for vehicles sold surpasses stipulated volume will be refused by the BOE or Environmental Protection Administration new vehicle licenses the next year.

Since Taiwan became a World Trade Organization (WTO) member in 2000, BOE says the government has modified its vehicle fuel-economy standards and management methods four times, without objections from  other WTO members.

Suggested Passenger Car Fuel Economy (2015)
Vehicle Reference Weight (RW) (kg)	Suggested Fuel Economy (km/L)	Vehicle Reference Weight (RW) (kg)	Suggested Fuel Economy (km/L)
RW<=850	19.2	1640	12.5
850	18.2	1760	11.8
965	17.4	1870	11.2
1080	16.6	1980	10.5
1190	15.7	2100	9.7
1305	15.0	2210	9.3
1420	14.1	2380	8.4
1530	13.3	2610<=RW	7.2
Source: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)