TESTING: ONE, TWO, THREE. THE EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) NUMBERS GAME (EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION)

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) certification testing program of new-car emissions has three components: pre-production certification, assembly line testing, and in-use surveillance, the last of which is being taken over by state inspection maintenance programs. The most time-consuming, expensive, labor-intensive, and troublesome to the automakers is the pre-production certification which involves a 50,000-mile durability test of every engine/drivetrain/emission control combination of each manufacturer, followed by numerous 4000-mile tests of various calibrations. The pre-production certification procedure is described in detail and comments by both industry and EPA personnel involved in the certification process are provided. Separate California state standards for emissions are a complicating factor.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Chilton Company, Incorporated

  One Chilton Way
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19089
• Authors:
  • George, J M
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41-46
• Serial:
  • Automotive Industries
  • Volume: 160
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Randall Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1099-4130
  • Serial URL: http://www.ai-online.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobile industry; Certification; Exhaust gases; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Power trains; Standards; Vehicle drive systems; Vehicle power plants; Vehicle tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384715
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-029 073
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM