CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES OF AUTOMOBILE POLLUTION CONTROLIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

摘要

Paper presents an overview of road transport and sources of vehicular emissions andrnmechanism of various sources of vehicular emission in each of the major category ofrnvehicles in some case study developing countries. A strategy for emission control usingrnpromising approaches to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy and plan ofrnaction for these countries is given to indicate that how increasing opportunities arernbecoming available as a result of breakthrough in technologies like: 1. Electric vehiclesrnpowered by batteries, fuel cell or hybrid power sources and 2. Clean fuels vehiclesrnrunning on compressed natural gas (CNG), methanol, ethanol, propane, or hydrogen andrn3.higher quality fuels like reformulated gasoline, limited volatility gasoline, limited sulfurrndiesel fuels, and oxygenated fuels.rnSome key priorities are given to indicate that how developing countries can incorporaternclean energy in to sustainable development in general and automobile industry inrnparticular in the coming years. A new approach is suggested to show that how completelyrnredesigning automobiles is feasible by reconfiguring key design elements using advancesrnin electronics, software, materials, manufacturing and other techniques. This could savernat least 70 to 80 per cent of fuel it currently uses, while making it safer, sportier and morerncomfortable. Finally the paper shows that what is needed is a Hyper car whereinrnmaterials would flow in closed loops, with toxicity carefully confined and longevityrndesigned in. These Hyper cars would be weighing 2 to 3 times less than a conventionalrncar. This would make cars not only ultra low drag so that it can slip through air and rollrnalong the road several times more easily but also making its propulsion system hybridrnelectric.