Title: Inspection and maintenance to reduce emissions of in-use cars: an overview in the European context

Authors: Z. Samaras

Addresses: Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki 54006, Greece

Abstract: This paper gives an overview of a project, sponsored by the European Commission, that examines a periodic inspection and maintenance system for application at the European level. It discusses the basic technical issues underlying such a system, focusing on the available options of short tests. In a European context, with given differences between Member States, it is worthwhile to implement a system that could offer the potential users the possibility either to select among a number of proposed solutions the one that will be the most suitable for its case, and/or to use various different approaches, depending on the particular conditions.

Keywords: vehicle emissions; inspection; maintenance; motor vehicles; short emissions tests; air pollution; exhaust emissions; Europe.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1997.062053

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1997 Vol.18 No.3/4, pp.263 - 279

Published online: 29 May 2014 *

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