new delhi the government has approved quadricycle as a new category of vehicle to be allowed to run on indian roads the decision will allow bajaj auto to roll out the qute its much delayed ultralowcost micro car on tuesday the road transport and highways ministry issued the final notification on the standards for quadricycle such as its weight emission and safety features et had reported the draft standards for the category in february this year the passenger quadricycle will have a maximum weight of 475 kg and before being launched it has to go through a mandatory crash test that would determine the passenger safety standards along with those running on conventional fuel the government has also given approval for electric and hybrid quadricycles the final standards for the category have been issued any company that manufactures quadricycle can sell it in india we have ensured that the safety standards for quadricycle are more stringent than the european standards a road transport and highways ministry official said all safety standards that are prescribed for other passenger fourwheelers are prescribed for quadricycle as well the vehicle will be tested on its crash worthiness as well the official said the move has cleared all hurdles for the launch of the vehicle which has been embroiled in legal tangles over its safety features bajaj auto will now have to seek a certification from the automotive research association of india to launch the vehicle in the indian market but the vehicle could never be launched in india as several industry bodies went to the supreme court with petition to bar the vehicle given that the category of vehicle wasnt recognised by the government by rajat arora et bureau published on jun 6 2018 at 0806 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app supreme court quadricycle legal qute road transport test bajaj auto homenewsquadricycle approved as new vehicle category