In a step to curb the road accidents involving electrified vehicles, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS) for all electric cars, buses and trucks. AVAS is a device which will generate sound if the vehicle is moving at the speed above zero to 20 kmph and alert the road users, especially pedestrians.

According to the draft notification issued on September 23, 2025, all the new models of electric vehicles, including passengers and goods both, manufactured after October 1, 2026, will have to be fitted with Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System to meet the requirements with regard to audibility. For the existing models, the cut-off date is October 1, 2027 and after that they too will have to install AVAS in the vehicles.

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