Cleaner and Quieter Vehicles and Cleaner Fuels

In-service vehicle testing programme

Research report on the in-service emissions testing of light duty passenger vehicles.

Effects of Emerging Vehicle Technologies on emissions not currently regulated

This document analyses data emissions obtained by testing four cars that have used different types of new exhaust after treatment technologies. The analysis focuses on data from vehicle emissions not currently regulated.

Euro 3 LPG Retrofit Emissions Factor Testing

A report prepared for the Department for Transport by Tickford Powertrain Test Limited comparing the emissions factors of vehicles running on petrol and on Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

Economics of Bus Drivelines

This report presents the findings of the likely capital cost of drive-lines components and its impact on pollutants during inner city operation.

Published:
27 June 2005

International resource costs of biodiesel and bioethanol

This report examines the range of feedstocks, processing routes and distribution options for biodiesel and bioethanol in both 2002 and 2020, including where intermediate products are imported to and processed in the UK.

Published:
26 January 2006

Platinum and hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles

This independent report presents a short study on hydrogen and fuel cells focusing on the key issues of likely future platinum availability and cost, hydrogen resource costs and atmospheric impacts of hydrogen.

Published:
26 January 2006

'Carbon to Hydrogen' Roadmaps for passenger cars - Update

An update on the study of the evolution of low-carbon technology. The study looked at options to further reduce CO2 emissions in passenger cars, by improvements in vehicle technology and its interaction with new fuels.

Published:
25 October 2005

Motorcycle exhaust emissions factors and test cycles programme - final report (7 Mb)

This reports describes the assessment of performance and exhaust emissions for motorcycles over three different emission drive cycles.

Published:
26 October 2007
Last update:
22 October 2008

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