Challenges of the UK government and industries regarding emission control after ICE vehicle bans

Jianbing Gao; Junfeng Huang; Xiaopan Li; Guohong Tian; Xiaochen Wang; Ce Yang; Chaochen Ma

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155406

Challenges of the UK government and industries regarding emission control after ICE vehicle bans

Sci Total Environ. 2022 Aug 20:835:155406. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155406. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

Authors

Jianbing Gao¹, Junfeng Huang², Xiaopan Li³, Guohong Tian⁴, Xiaochen Wang⁵, Ce Yang², Chaochen Ma²

Affiliations

¹ School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 10081, China; Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Development and Application of New Transportation Energy, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China; Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: gaojianbing@bit.edu.cn.
² School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 10081, China.
³ Beijing Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute, National Automobile Inspection & Test Center (Beijing), Beijing 101399, China.
⁴ Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Development and Application of New Transportation Energy, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China. Electronic address: wangxiaochen510@163.com.

PMID: 35490801
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155406

Abstract

Over the last few decades, the annual air pollutants from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles have dropped significantly, benefiting from the implementation of strict emission regulations and the development of vehicle technology. Nitrogen oxides (NO_x) and particulate matter (PM) emissions from transport sectors contributed more than 32% and 12% of annual total emissions. Although hazardous exhaust emissions from ICE vehicles will be reduced after the bans on ICE vehicle sales in 2030, sustainable technology development of ICE vehicles is still necessary to meet the future challenges. After-treatment retrofitting technology and Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) are particularly important measures to deal with the deterioration of engines and after-treatment systems.

Keywords: Emission control; Great success; ICE vehicle bans; Retrofit after-treatment.

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants* / analysis
Gasoline / analysis
Government
Motor Vehicles*
Nitrogen Oxides / analysis
Particulate Matter / analysis
United Kingdom
Vehicle Emissions / analysis
Vehicle Emissions / prevention & control

Substances

Air Pollutants
Gasoline
Nitrogen Oxides
Particulate Matter
Vehicle Emissions