VROM (Noise2) Reducing noise pollution from cars

VROM (Noise2) Reducing noise pollution from cars

Reducing noise pollution from cars
Dutch Ministry of Environment
January 2005
Noise=Health
source abatement: let’s speed it up
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Relevance of cars for environmental noise
1. Road traffic noise is very significant: 20% of EU population is
exposed to unhealthy levels.
2. Road traffic noise is dominated by cars (only at night along
large trunk roads significant contribution from Heavy Duty
Vehicles)
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Noise abatement
Health ? Laws ? Levels of protection
Conventional way: barriers and insulation.
High growth of traffic ? uncontrollable rise of cost
All studies: source abatement is most effective and most cost efficient:
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Source abatement
1. Lower noise cars and trucks (ECE/EU regulations)
2. Lower noise tyres (ECE/EU regulations)
3. Lower noise road surfaces (national and local programs)
1. Cars: We have celebrated the 30th anniversary of regulation
for cars and we still wait for the first results !!
2. Tyres: already ineffective regulation is coming into force
3. Road surfaces: big progress in several EU countries
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Noise production of passenger cars
in ’74 and in ’99.
85
passenger cars
noise emission (dB(A))
80
75
70
65
1974
60
1999
55
0
20
40
60
80
v [km/h]
100
120
Over last 30 years no effect, even slight increase at medium speed
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No result for light vehicles: why?
Trends:
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More diesel engines
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Wider tyres
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Increasing share of vans
And non-effective type testing due to:
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Liberal measuring methods;
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Liberal limits :
•
•
not technology forcing, not even technology following
Extensive possibilities for applying allowances
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Test results light vehicles
Distribution of noise values
OICA test program 2004 on small vehicles in EU, USA and Japan
( 173 passenger cars and delivery vans)
20
limit for passenger cars
18
16
% of tested vehicles
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
Pure test results according to EC/70/157 (dB(A))
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Test result for tyres
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Expectations for near future are low
1. TYRES:
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Introduction of the already liberal tyre limits completed in
2011!!
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Foreseen tightening: insignificant
2. VEHICLES:
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No intention to bring present limits on state-of-the-art level
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Present development of vehicle approval procedure has
programmed stand-still of another 15 years
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Political factors
Type approval originally serves two objectives:
1. Harmonization of product specifications to improve
international trade
2. Improving the environment by source reduction
Present situation:
1. Harmonization is the key issue resulting in non-stringent
requirements that everybody can easily fulfil;
2. No check on environmental objectives
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Result:
Progress is much to weak
Society is paying the costs
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Sustainable Road Transport
NL Presidency paper debated in the Council (ENV)
October 14, 2004
Urgency of environmental health problems recognized
Decisions needed on additional measures
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Discussion Council Environment
NL Presidency conclusions on noise:
Urgency: 100 mln affected by serious nuisance (EU 15)
The need for ASAP progress: broadly supported
Broad consensus for tightening limits and abolishing allowances
ASAP a new method for testing vehicles
DECISION PROCESS: INVOLVE ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL
(as is the case with gaseous emissions)
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New method for type approval road vehicles
OK: new start
OK: incentive for low noise tyres,
But
1. a method is as good as the real limits,
2. a method is as good as the enforcement in the aftermarket
(tyres/exhaust)
3. inclusion of powertrain/exhaust noise needed:
(vehicle passage as single event)
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Intended policy Commissioner Verheugen (Ent)
Make life easier for industry by:
• rely on UN/ECE regulation
• withdraw EU-Directives
So:
European Parliament: not involved anymore
Council: not involved anymore
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The end
Thank you for your attention
24-1-2005