NEW DELHI: Your vehicle, despite passing PUC tests, is likely emitting more pollutants than the emission standard while running on the road, reveals a new study.
Vehicles, including those under the latest BS VI norms, emit much more in real-world operations as compared to type-approval (laboratory) limits, says a new study by International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).The non-profit agency analysed pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and UV smoke (particulate matter) emitted by 1.1 lakh vehicles using remote sensing technology at 20 locations in Delhi and Gurgaon.
It found commercial vehicles were far more polluting than private ones. BS VI taxi (CNG) and light goods vehicles fleets emit 2.4 and 5 times more NOx than their private car counterparts fuelled by petrol, diesel and CNG.
Vehicles, including those under the latest BS VI norms, emit much more in real-world operations as compared to type-approval (laboratory) limits, says a new study by International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).The non-profit agency analysed pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and UV smoke (particulate matter) emitted by 1.1 lakh vehicles using remote sensing technology at 20 locations in Delhi and Gurgaon.
It found commercial vehicles were far more polluting than private ones. BS VI taxi (CNG) and light goods vehicles fleets emit 2.4 and 5 times more NOx than their private car counterparts fuelled by petrol, diesel and CNG.
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