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British Columbia Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program Experience of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions
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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.
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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.Also In
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- British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act Regulations 40 1972
- British Columbia Gas Safety Act and Regulations 1983
- Amend 2030, 2031 Title 13 California Code of Regulations June 1993
- Title 40 Part 86 of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
- Canadian Motor vehicle Safety Standards
- Proceedings, Clean fuels forum 1993 “North American Transportation Fuels Alternatives - The government Perspective” Oulton David
- Canadian Federal and Provincial Transportation Fuel Fiscal treatment An Emphasis on Alternative transportation Fuels June 1993 Energy, Mines and Resources Canada