1 Use of Portable Emission Measurement Systems.pptVIP

Use of Portable Emission Measurement Systems for Compliance and Inventory Development Gene Tierney U.S. EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality Beijing, China June 26, 2008 Topics Highway Vehicles Light Duty Cars Kansas City Study Heavy Duty Trucks NTE Regulations Nonroad Vehicles Nonroad Pilot Project Kansas City Study Kansas City Study Characterize emissions from a random representative sample of light-duty vehicles Three testing components: Contractor drives vehicle on-road with PEMS for about 20 minutes Test vehicles on dynamometer using the LA92 Return vehicle to owner Some equipped with PEMS Approximately 8 hours of test data collected Sampling Plan Stratified Random Sample Statistical approaches used to recruit vehicles to represent KC metropolitan area and vehicle technologies (by emission standards and vehicle classifications) Looked at other factors (socio-economic factors) Summer and Winter Effects 240 Vehicles each; over 500 vehicles tested 8 Strata – 4 light-duty passenger cars and 4 light-duty trucks Grouped by model year Fuel Economy Effects 100 Vehicles 2001+ Vehicles plus Hybrids Sample Strata Temperature in KC Speed Acceleration Frequency Distribution Fuel Economy Compared to Label CO Emissions vs Odometer HC+NOx Emissions vs Odometer Heavy-Duty Testing Heavy-Duty Vehicle Testing Industry agreed to a manufacturer-run, in-use, on-road testing program Builds on not-to-exceed standard Focus on compliance in the real world Uses portable emission measurement systems Testing Objectives Monitor NTE and exhaust emission standards compliance 2007 and newer engines Under real-world driving conditions Over entire useful life of the engine Testing conducted and paid for by manufacturers with EPA oversight Addresses long standing need for in-use information Implementation Schedule Gaseous Emissions Pilot 2005/06 Fully Enforceable 2007 PM Emissions Pilot 2006/07 Fully Enforceable 2008 Program Features Up to 25% of engine families tested each year