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Table 2 PM emission factor by vehicle category and age group in India (from Baidya et al. 2009)

From: Climatic benefits of black carbon emission reduction when India adopts the US on-road emission level

Gram/km

Vehicles manufactured

2001- 2005

1996–2000

1991–1995

Before 1991

Heavy duty truck (diesel)

0.49

1.22

2.03

2.7

Bus (diesel)

0.59

1.49

2.48

3.3

Diesel car (diesel)

0.19

0.46

0.77

1.03

Diesel car (gasoline)

0.06

0.07

0.09

0.1

Motorbike (2 stroke, gasoline)

0.18

0.26

0.32

0.46

Motorbike (4 stroke, gasoline)

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.14