Air Pollutant Emissions of Passenger Cars in Poland in Terms of Their Environmental Impact and Type of Energy Consumption

Piotr Pryciński, Piotr Pielecha, Jarosław Korzeb, Jacek Pielecha, Mariusz Kostrzewski () and Ahmed Eliwa
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Piotr Pryciński: Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warszawa, Poland
Piotr Pielecha: Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Doctoral School, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Jarosław Korzeb: Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warszawa, Poland
Jacek Pielecha: Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Mariusz Kostrzewski: Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warszawa, Poland
Ahmed Eliwa: Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warszawa, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 21, 1-21

Abstract: The increasing number of vehicles operating in Poland, especially passenger vehicles, justifies the need to conduct air pollution emission tests in the context of the impact of vehicles on the natural environment. Firstly, this article reviews the publications related to air pollutant emissions and passenger vehicles traveling on Polish roads. However, it presents a special method using advanced research equipment to determine air pollutant emissions. The above research methods are justified in implementing clean transport zones. Real Driving Emissions represent an essential procedure in the implementation of clean transport zones in Poland, verifying the actual emissions of air pollutants and modeling this phenomenon using the results of real air pollutant emissions. The results of this research state that establishing a link between a vehicle’s air pollutant emissions and its age can support making transport or delivery planning more sustainable and choosing less carbon-intensive means of transport to reduce the negative impact of transport on the environment. The scientific novelty of the proposed solutions is the verification of the actual emissions of Euro 6 vehicles and the modeling of air pollutant emissions as a function of speed and acceleration. The research results are included in this article and will become input data for further analysis in examining the impact of vehicle operating age on air pollution emissions. Consequently, the novelty of the present research also lies in its focus on the verification of the impact of operating age, particularly in the context of vehicles exceeding 15 years of age, on air pollutant emissions. By establishing a correlation between a vehicle’s air pollutant emissions and its operating age, it becomes possible to make transport or delivery planning more sustainable. Furthermore, the selection of less carbon-intensive means of transport can contribute to reducing the negative impact of transport on the environment.

Keywords: transport emissivity; air pollution; road transport; emissions modeling; vehicle aging; exhaust gas emissions; air pollutant emissions; Real Driving Emissions (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: 2024
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