Assessment of Petrol and Natural Gas Vehicle Carbon Oxides Emissions in the Laboratory and On-Road Tests

Kazimierz Lejda, Artur Jaworski, Maksymilian Mądziel, Krzysztof Balawender, Adam Ustrzycki and Danylo Savostin-Kosiak
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Kazimierz Lejda: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Artur Jaworski: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Maksymilian Mądziel: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Krzysztof Balawender: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Adam Ustrzycki: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Danylo Savostin-Kosiak: Department of Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Service, Faculty of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, National Transport University, 02000 Kyiv, Ukraine

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: The problem of global warming and the related climate change requires solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in particular CO 2 . As a result, newly manufactured cars consume less fuel and emit lower amounts of CO 2 . In terms of exhaust emissions and fuel consumption, old cars are significantly inferior to the more recent models. In Poland, for instance, the average age of passenger cars is approximately 13 years. Therefore, apart from developing new solutions in the cars produced today, it is important to focus on measures that enable the reduction in CO 2 emissions in older vehicles. These methods include the adaptation of used cars to run on gaseous fuels. Natural gas is a hydrocarbon fuel that is particularly preferred in terms of CO 2 emissions. The article presents the results of research of carbon oxides emission (CO, CO 2 ) in the exhaust gas of a passenger car fueled by petrol and natural gas. The emissions were measured under the conditions of the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) test and in real road tests. The test results confirm that compared to petrol, a CNG vehicle allows for a significant reduction in CO 2 and CO emissions in a car that is several years old, especially in urban traffic conditions.

Keywords: vehicles emission; CNG; carbon oxides; on-road tests; portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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