THE ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF MANDATORY ENGINE MAINTENANCE FOR REDUCING VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS - VOLUME 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF MANDATORY VEHICLE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE WHICH WERE INVESTIGATED TO ASSESS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR PERIODICALLY DIAGNOSING AND RESTORING TO SPECIFICATION THOSE ENGINE COMPONENTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS. TYPICAL AVERAGE EMISSION REDUCTIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD ARE GIVEN. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE INSPECTION FREQUENCY IS ONCE YEARLY USING STATE INSPECTION LANES AND NONDISPERSIVE, INFRARED EMISSION MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No CPA-22-69-087
• Corporate Authors:

  Trw Inc, Redondo Beach

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• Publication Date: 1971-8-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Automobiles; Benefit cost analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Inspection; Maintenance; Measuring instruments; Motor vehicles; Standards; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Maintenance standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM