Urban Air Pollution: Motor Vehicle Emissions

3/12/03


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Urban Air Pollution: Motor Vehicle Emissions

Introduction

London December 1952

Los Angeles - Today

Air Pollution in South Africa

How Americans Travel

Means of Travel

Global Vehicle Sales by Region

Changes in Population and Vehicles

Vehicle Miles vs. Population

2.5 trillion vehicle-miles per year

Households by Number of Vehicles

Petroleum Consumption by Sector

Total CO2 Emissions

Fleet Average Emission Trends

U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards (g mi-1)

Work/Non-Work Trips

Vehicle Occupancy

Low Income Travel

Emission Control for the Internal Combustion Engine

Sources of Automobile Pollutants

Crankcase Emissions Control

Evaporative Emissions Control

Evaporation Canister

Internal Combustion Engine

Burning of a Hydrocarbon Fuel

Pollutant Emissions from the Internal Combustion Engine

Four Stroke Gasoline Engine

Diesel Engine Cycle

Air/Fuel Ratio

Three-Way Catalyst Control

Catalyst Conversion Efficiency %

Tailpipe Emissions Control

Light Duty MV Emissions Test

MV Emissions Test Graph

Frequency of Emission Control System Tampering

Composition of Hydrocarbon Emissions

National Fuel Consumption

Gasoline and Diesel Fuel

Potential Emissions Impacts of Fuel Reformulations

Environmental Impact of Cars

70 Miles Per Gallon

Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends

Electric Vehicles

Electric Motor

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles

Hybrid Vehicles

Hybrid Powertrain Challenges

Hybrid Electric

Hybrid Vehicle Configurations

Hybrid ‘Series Configuration’

Hybrid ‘Parallel Configuration’

Energy Use – Hybrid Vehicle

Hydrocarbon Fuels

Fuel Economy & Emissions

Sport Utility Vehicle Comparison

Fuel Conservation Equipment on Medium and Heavy Trucks

Consumer Preferences for Fuel Efficient Vehicles

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Email: petros@hsph.harvard.edu

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