A mechanic checks an automobile at Vietnam Register.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - More than 2.4 million cars manufactured since2008 will have to meet new emission standards from early next month.
Under a Government plan for emission standards for road vehicles, all vehicles– locally manufactured, assembled automobiles or imported cars – must meet ahigher standard from January 1, 2020.
It means the vehicles must have their carbon monoxide emissions ratio reducedfrom 4.5 (level 1) to 3.5 (level 2), and hydrocarbon concentration from1,200ppm to 800ppm.
The move aims to minimise increasing environmental pollution in the country, itsaid.
The Vietnam Register said it had completed software to assess the results ofnew emissions standards.
This software has been tested at a number of registration centres and would becompleted and replicated nationwide before the deadline.
Figures from the Vietnam Register showed the number of cars on the road hadreached more than 3.6 million as of November, contributing to a significantincrease in urban air pollution.
Tran Anh Quan, acting chief of the Motor Vehicle Inspection Office at theVietnam Register, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that increasingemission standards from level 1 to level 2 was not a giant leap.
"If the car owner performs regular maintenance in accordance with themanufacturer's instructions, their vehicles will meet the new emissionstandards,” he said.
According to Quan, most of the 2.4 million vehicles produced since 2008 willhave no problem with the new standards. For trucks and passenger cars usedfrequently, the owners need to make sure their vehicles are regularly servicedto meet the new standard./.
VNA
