British Columbia Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program Experience of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions 941913
Basing its conclusions on over one million gasoline vehicle inspections and over 30,000 alternative fuelled vehicle inspections, this paper examines the pass/fail records for each fuel; the problems most common to failing vehicles; and repair strategies used to correct those problems.
The paper specifically describes the relationship between the level of technology used in alternative fuel systems and their emissions performance. It is shown that alternative fuelled vehicles are not inherently clean, and that to meet the same emissions standards as gasoline vehicles the alternative fuel system should employ the same level of technology as used in the original gasoline vehicle.
Citation: Stewart, S., Gourley, D., and Loo, S., "British Columbia Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program Experience of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions," SAE Technical Paper 941913, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/941913. Download Citation
Author(s):
Stephen Stewart, David Gourley, Sam Loo
Affiliated:
Province of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways
Pages: 14
Event:
International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Gaseous-Fuel Engine Performance and Emissions-SP-1057, Developments in Alternative Fuels Technology-SP-1052, SAE 1994 Transactions: Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V103-4
Related Topics:
Alternative fuels
Vehicle inspections
Fuel systems
Gasoline
Environmental regulations and standards
Emissions
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