1970 Passenger Car High Altitude Emission Baseline 790959
The 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set high altitude emission standards for 1981-83, but specify that any such standards may not be more stringent than comparable sea level standards -- relative to 1970 emission levels. Since available high altitude emission data from 1970 models were incomplete and controversial, the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association contracted with Automotive Testing Laboratories, Inc. to test a fleet of 25 1970 cars. Results of the test program showed average increases in emissions at Denver's altitude, compared to sea level, to be about 30% for evaporative HC, 57 to 60% for exhaust HC, 215 to 247% for CO and -46 to -47% for NOx. Corresponding HC and CO exhaust emission baselines would be 6.4 to 6.6 and 108 to 118 g/mi respectively.
Citation: Edwards, J., Shiller, J., Fagley, W., Liljedahl, D. et al., "1970 Passenger Car High Altitude Emission Baseline," SAE Technical Paper 790959, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790959. Download Citation
Author(s):
J. B. Edwards, J. W. Shiller, W. S. Fagley, D. R. Liljedahl, S. W. Martens, H. B. Weaver, H. J. Wimette
Affiliated:
Ford Motor Co.
Pages: 31
Event:
1979 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations and standards
Emissions
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